Hi there, it's been asked before but I don't know the current answer: Is the use of PGP legal in Russia? And if it's not, how are the chances of a foreigner in Russia using it anyway to get away with it? Please reply privately as I am currently not subscribed to the list... Thanks in advance, Harka@nycmetro.com
harka@nycmetro.com writes:
Hi there,
it's been asked before but I don't know the current answer: Is the use of PGP legal in Russia? And if it's not, how are the chances of a foreigner in Russia using it anyway to get away with it?
Cryptography is outlawed in Russia (search the archives for my articles circa April '95). You can probably get away with using it anyway, but they just might make an example out of you. :-) --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps
Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
harka@nycmetro.com writes:
it's been asked before but I don't know the current answer: Is the use of PGP legal in Russia? And if it's not, how are the chances of a foreigner in Russia using it anyway to get away with it?
Cryptography is outlawed in Russia (search the archives for my articles circa April '95). You can probably get away with using it anyway, but they just might make an example out of you. :-)
Severity of Russian laws is compensated by lack of their enforcement. I would not expect Russian authorities to look for people using PGP or even react to complaints that certain persons use it. They might use this law to harass people for something else though. Kinda similar to taking PGP on diskettes out of United States: it is nominally illegal, but n oone bothers. I AM NOT A LAWYER - Igor.
A slight correction -- taking PGP out of the US is not illegal, as long as you take adequate measures under the presonal use exception to prevent your laptop from being stolen by foreign nationals and keep records of your trip for five years. At least that's what y my friend from the State Dept told me when we had dinner a few weeks ago. -Declan On Thu, 5 Dec 1996 ichudov@algebra.com wrote:
Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
harka@nycmetro.com writes:
it's been asked before but I don't know the current answer: Is the use of PGP legal in Russia? And if it's not, how are the chances of a foreigner in Russia using it anyway to get away with it?
Cryptography is outlawed in Russia (search the archives for my articles circa April '95). You can probably get away with using it anyway, but they just might make an example out of you. :-)
Severity of Russian laws is compensated by lack of their enforcement.
I would not expect Russian authorities to look for people using PGP or even react to complaints that certain persons use it. They might use this law to harass people for something else though.
Kinda similar to taking PGP on diskettes out of United States: it is nominally illegal, but n oone bothers.
I AM NOT A LAWYER
- Igor.
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