From: "Deranged Mutant" <WlkngOwl@unix.asb.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 08:35:25 +0800
To: tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May)
Subject: Re: Destabilizing China's Government with Strong Crypto
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On 12 Jul 96 at 0:04, Timothy C. May wrote:
[..]
> And this is yet another example of the negative effects of the U.S.
> restrictions on crypto export: where widespread crypto tools might be used
> to destabilize repressive governments, the lack of these tools integrated
> into common applications makes it harder for freedom-fighters in China,
> Burma, Iran, France, etc., to use them.

The US has a sad history of supporting its own 'friendly dictators' 
though.  Makes it hard to support flow of decentralizing tech to 
destabalize countries like Iraq but keep countries like El Salvador 
in the fold.

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