In article <199601242348.PAA03565@ns1.vplus.com>, Dan Weinstein <djw@vplus.com> wrote:
I forget how it is termed in ITAR, but expertise can't be exported either. Another thing to remember is that Jeff and the others at Netscape aren't writing the encryption algorithms themselves, they implement the code that they get from RSA. Though most of the code they get from RSA is already available abroad, if they wanted to import it they would face serious copywrite problems with RSA. Also, like I suggested before any programers who gained their knowledge of crypto programing in the U.S. and then went abroad and developed crypto software would be in danger of prosecution under ITAR if they ever returned to the U.S..
So how about my situation? I'm a Canadian student, currently studying in the US. Are you saying that if, after I get my degree and return to Canada, it would be illegal for me to write and export crypto stuff?! What if I'm in Canada for a few weeks between semesters and I write something then? - Ian "this is all really dumb..."