El 04/07/2013 10:27, "Tyler J. Wagner" <ty...@tolaris.com> escribió:
>
> On 2013-07-03 23:43, Tony Pursell wrote:
> > I think you are misunderstanding what it says.  It talks about
encryption
> > software, that is software that encrypts data, and an obligation to tell
> > the US government about it. I suppose that is because such software can
be
> > used for all sorts of illegal purposes ...
>
> No, it's because encryption is classified as a munition. In warfare,
> encrypting your communications is key to avoiding interception. Read this:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_in_the_United_States
>
> Regards,
> Tyler
>
Thanks guys, this is very interesting.
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