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I agree with Tim May, I believe it's no longer an issue. While the current EAR/crypto regs don't expressly say "personal use OK," they can be read that way under several exemptions, and I'm reliably told that BXA does.
(f) Special provisions: encryption software subject to EI controls.
(1) Only a U.S. citizen or permanent resident as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) may export or reexport encryption items controlled for EI reasons under this License Exception.
(2) The U.S. person or permanent resident must maintain effective control of the encryption items controlled for EI reasons.
(3) The encryption items controlled for EI reasons may not be exported or reexported to Country Group E:2, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, or Syria.
So I can't take my laptop to Anguilla, right? (I'm not a US citizen or permanent resident; I'm pretty sure I don't fall under the TMP exception either, but I haven't checked in a while.) - Ian