talking to coworkers = deemed exports

http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030623S0011 The Commerce Department considers some U.S. transfers of commercial technologies to foreign workers as exports. In some cases, U.S. companies may be required to obtain a deemed-export license before giving foreign-born employees access to sensitive technologies. [shades of the old crypto days, where you couldn't ask a colleage from another country to review your code.. this time its China, India they're freaking about]