At 11:01 AM 10/10/96 -0600, Rollo Silver wrote:
I use PGP to communicate (presumably) strong-cryptoed messages to my stepson Ray Hirschfeld in Amsterdam, and vice versa. He uses an internationational version of PGP, and I use the domestic version that I got from MIT. They seem to be compatible.
They are.
I don't intend to submit my present or future private PGP keys for key escrow (Is that what's called GAK?).
GAK stands for Goverment Access to Keys. Key escrow is a term used in government circles to avoid that truth.
1. Does anyone think that legislation might be passed which would criminalize my communications with Ray?
Such communication was illegal during world war 2. Your belief in furture government (in)action depends on your trust of the government.
2. Suppose someone writes a program Z that has no expicit crypto code in it, but has hooks for installing one or another version of PGP. Given a copy of Z, someone in this country could install PGP he got from MIT, whereas someone in Europe could install the international version. Would export of Z violate ITAR restrictions?
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