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(Fwd) IP: India considering ban on US crypto products
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- From: Horns@t-online.de (Axel H. Horns)
- Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 20:13:23 +0100
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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 11:09:53 -0500
From: Barry Steinhardt <Barrys@aclu.org>
Subject: IP: India considering ban on US crypto products
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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 16:17:18 -0700
To: farber@cis.upenn.edu
From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
While we're on the subject of crypto, this news item might prove
interesting to those on the IP list. India is considering banning the
use of encryption software written in the US, on the grounds that
export restrictions prevent it from being truly secure. See
http://www.economictimes.com/120199/lead2.htm
--Brett Glass
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