Ali, Saqib wrote: > Does anyone have more info on the following: > http://snurl.com/75m3f > > I couldn't find any other article that talked about it. The pay per > news is the only item I found. >
It was tough to google for, because of all of the new references to Clinton era articles. google 'encryption "export restrictions" 2008' (past month) http://www.governmentcontractslawblog.com/2008/11/articles/export-controls/encryption-export-restrictions-loosened-under-new-rules-that-reduce-prereview-and-reporting-requirements/ >From this article you can see that the restrictions have had the effect of driving cryptographic software development offshore: http://www.governmentcontractslawblog.com/2008/11/articles/export-controls/new-export-rules-revise-de-minimis-provisions-allowing-bundled-software-to-be-included-in-commodity-valuation-clarifying-terms-and-reducing-reporting-requirements/ (Mostly European companies, I understand) The first link has a link to the Federal Register to 'see the word of the law': http://www.governmentcontractslawblog.com/uploads/file/GovConNov.pdf Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 193 / Friday, October 3, 2008 / Rules and Regulations Pages 57495 through 57512 The PDF file is 124 KB. 17 pages plus a couple of column inches on the 18th page, too long to copy here. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]