1996-10-03 - Re: White House crypto proposal – too little, too late

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From: “Douglas R. Floyd” <dfloyd@io.com>
To: nobody@cypherpunks.ca (John Anonymous MacDonald)
Message Hash: 51da63bcfb612c5959484302aba4d92ee2cbad7873e84b15a425219e6219ca32
Message ID: <199610021807.NAA04144@pentagon.io.com>
Reply To: <199610020350.UAA08078@abraham.cs.berkeley.edu>
UTC Datetime: 1996-10-03 08:41:32 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 16:41:32 +0800

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From: "Douglas R. Floyd" <dfloyd@io.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 16:41:32 +0800
To: nobody@cypherpunks.ca (John Anonymous MacDonald)
Subject: Re: White House crypto proposal -- too little, too late
In-Reply-To: <199610020350.UAA08078@abraham.cs.berkeley.edu>
Message-ID: <199610021807.NAA04144@pentagon.io.com>
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> 
> > Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 14:56:21 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
> > 
> > "What?" I asked. "Unless you're talking about import restrictions."
> > 
> > "Exactly," he said.
> > 
> > -Declan
> 
> I don't doubt that they can do this if they really want to, but I
> wonder what legal basis they will use for import restrictions.
> 
> Are there any current import restrictions for products on can legally
> manufacture, sell, and use in the United States?

As of now, there are no restrictions on importation and utilization of any
crypto in the United States.  However, if certain people have their way,
this will change quickly.







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