At 2:05 PM 9/25/96, s1113645@tesla.cc.uottawa.ca wrote:
Why go so far, when you can export crypto from Anguila or Canada. The ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ first is right next to Florida and is a tax haven, the second has a large talent pool and the same qulity telecom as the States. The main problem is concealing the fact that there may be any Americans involved. Both save you the trouble of learning Chinese.
Are you _sure_ about what you say about Canada? After all, in nearly all defense- and crypto-related matters, they are essentially the 51st State. In fact, Canada is one of the places crypto may be exported _to_ from the U.S. without any license. So, export strong crypto into Canada and then invoke the "you can export crypto from...Canada" clause? I don't think so. As to Anguilla, I fear it's too small an island and too tightly controlled by the Ruling Families, who will take action if the boat gets rocked enough. The recent experiences with Vince essentially repudiating certain policies he had publically announced have left his experiment with not a lot of "backbone" (no pun intended). As Vince said, paraphrasing his comments, the government of Anguilla will take steps to stop things which cast the island in a bad light. Not much of a haven, eh? --Tim May We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, I know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^1,257,787-1 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."