Re: Crippled Notes export encryption

Dan Weinstein wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Jan 1996 10:39:03 -0500, perry@piermont.com wrote:
> 
> 
> >Set up development shop overseas for the crypto plug-ins.
> >
> >The solution is obvious and easy.
> >
> >By the way, I really think Netscape should simply ship Jeff and other
> >people to the Amsterdam office or wherever else seems reasonable and
> >do all the crypto work from there. It will save trouble and
> >hassle. U.S. citizens wanting full 128 bit over the net would then get
> >it from Netscape's overseas download sites. No one anywhere in the
> >world would be forced to use crap.
> 
> Wrong, this would be a violation of ITAR.

David Chaum is doing it, why can't Netscape?  I agree that it's
probably technically a violation.  I think that the real thing
that's stopping Netscape is the golden government handcuffs, they
don't want to piss off a big customer.

thad
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Thaddeus J. Beier wrote:
> I think that the real thing
> that's stopping Netscape is the golden government handcuffs, they
> don't want to piss off a big customer.

  I think that the potential sales lost overseas due to weak crypto
could be much bigger than sales to the government.

	--Jeff

-- 
Jeff Weinstein - Electronic Munitions Specialist
Netscape Communication Corporation
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Any opinions expressed above are mine.