At 31 Dec 1996 22:32:38 -0500 (Lucky Green) <shamrock@netcom.com> wrote:
At 01:05 PM 12/31/96 -0800, Ian Goldberg wrote:
But it _specifically_ restricts virus-checkers (and, also, it would seem, backup programs, but that could be stretching it):
ECCN 5D002.c.3: # ``Software'' designed or modified to protect against malicious # computer damage, e.g., viruses
My mistake. I overlooked this paragraph. I thought it had not made it into the final version. Virus checkers, programs like Tripwire, and all firewall products are export controlled under the new regs. Regardless if the program uses crypto or not.
How long before the United Police States of America bans the export of medicines and medical technology because it can be a defense against biological warfare?