PGP in Russia

Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM dlv at bwalk.dm.com
Thu Dec 5 17:11:39 PST 1996


harka at 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. :-)

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps






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