[66301] in Cypherpunks
Re: Taking crypto out of the U.S.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Black Unicorn)
Tue Sep 24 02:51:58 1996
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 00:12:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
To: Hamish <haggis@brutus.bright.net>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <v01540b00ae6c79f1fbfd@[205.212.124.167]>
On Mon, 23 Sep 1996, Hamish wrote:
> Soon I am going to be going overseas to Japan, and I want to take
> my notebook with me so I can keep up with everything, however, I have
> encrypted my hard drive and usually encrypt my mail. Is this in violation
> of the ITAR to keep everything the same when I go over?
>
I'm not rendering a legal opinion here, but I will try to make your
position clear.
1> It depends
2> It depends
3> It depends.
First, what encryption type is it? Some encryption is freely exportable.
Second, is it just encrypted data you're exporting, or also the means to
encrypt/decrypt it. (It's not clear from your post)
Third, do you plan on telling anyone what's on your drive?
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