Re: Use of cryptography in an instant messenger
From: kurt wismer (kurtw_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 01/08/04
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Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:39:36 -0500
Geppetto wrote:
> Hi gurus,
> is cryptography legal if used to encrypt users messages in an instant
> messenger program (think about a program like msn messenger, for example) ?
> What about nations that have import/export on cryptographic systems
> limitations - as China has ? Would this matter for users there ?
>
> Thanks in advance.
importing/exporting cryptographic systems is a lot different from
importing/export encrypted messages...
if you're trying to make an instant messenger that encrypts it's
traffic and are worried about export restrictions, consult a lawyer
(export restrictions are laws, after all)...
if you're just trying to use an instant messenger that encrypts it's
traffic you shouldn't have anything to worry about with regards to
export restrictions...
-- "hungry people don't stay hungry for long they get hope from fire and smoke as the weak grow strong hungry people don't stay hungry for long they get hope from fire and smoke as they reach for the dawn"
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