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1996-11-04 - Re: British Telecom merger with MCI

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From: The Deviant <deviant@pooh-corner.com>
To: “Peter D. Junger” <junger@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu>
Message Hash: 5332053ff8dff128c0a6478bbb8875d1ccfa155e86812e175049f106f67aa84b
Message ID: <Pine.LNX.3.94.961104222007.1427B-100000@random.sp.org>
Reply To: <199611041159.GAA21112@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu>
UTC Datetime: 1996-11-04 22:22:32 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 14:22:32 -0800 (PST)

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From: The Deviant <deviant@pooh-corner.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 14:22:32 -0800 (PST)
To: "Peter D. Junger" <junger@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu>
Subject: Re: British Telecom merger with MCI
In-Reply-To: <199611041159.GAA21112@pdj2-ra.F-REMOTE.CWRU.Edu>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.94.961104222007.1427B-100000@random.sp.org>
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On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Peter D. Junger wrote:

> 
> Has anyone figured out how this merger can work, particularly when
> British Telecom will be the surviving party, when those MCI employees
> concerned with the security of communications will not be able to
> disclose any cryptographic software or technical data to their
> employer, or to their ``foreign'' bosses and colleagues, without first
> getting permission from the Office of Defense Trade Controls under
> the ITAR?
> 

Crypto developed within a company can be revealed to other parts of the
company, and GB is an ally of the US -- Nobody's going to say anything
when they _do_ "violate" the ITAR

 --Deviant
The world is not octal despite DEC.

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