I don't know about Nafta or anything specificly, however it is my understanding that there is no 'outlawed' crypto in canada. I think that export restrictions are the same or a little tighter than in the US, as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) of the united states says that strong crypto can not be exported from the U.S. except to Canada. I'm not sure what patent issues apply either. Happy Hunting, -Chris. ______________________________________________________________________________ Christian Douglas Odhner | "The NSA can have my secret key when they pry cdodhner@indirect.com | it from my cold, dead, hands... But they shall pgp 2.3 public key by finger | NEVER have the password it's encrypted with!" cypherpunks WOw dCD Traskcom Team Stupid Key fingerprint = 58 62 A2 84 FD 4F 56 38 82 69 6F 08 E4 F1 79 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Thu, 21 Apr 1994, Deanne H Morgan wrote:
I have been following this list for several months, but have not seen anything on encryption issues with regards to Canada specifically.
Does anyone know anything about [or have any idea where to begin to look for] Canada's policies regarding encryption and encryption technology?? Will Canadian laws change if/when Clipper encryption comes into functional existence? What about if the US enacts laws regarding making other forms of encruyption illegal? Is encryption mentionned in NAFTA or any other negotiated treaty with the United States???
Thanks,
Deanne Morgan dmorgan@uoguelph.ca