Re: Export controls (was RE: Documentation confidentiality level policy )

Subject: Re: Export controls (was RE: Documentation confidentiality level policy )
From: Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
To: "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:12:44 -0700

Can you get around that by importing your encryption software or using
open-source?

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 8:59 AM, John Garison <john -at- garisons -dot- com> wrote:
> I did the online help system for Black Duck Software who makes a
> software application that sniffs out any and all use of encryption so
> that it can be labeled and identified and reported to the NSA so that
> products can be exported outside the US. This means that any use of
> encryption - even if it's for a login password - requires that you
> notify the government about it before you can get an export license
> and legally sell it outside the US. If not, it's a potential prison
> term for someone! ...
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References:
Documentation confidentiality level policy: From: Claudine CHAUSSON
Re: Documentation confidentiality level policy: From: voxwoman
Re: Documentation confidentiality level policy: From: Janet Swisher
Export controls (was RE: Documentation confidentiality level policy ): From: McLauchlan, Kevin
Re: Export controls (was RE: Documentation confidentiality level policy ): From: John Garison

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