On Fri, 23 Jul 2004, R. A. Hettinga wrote: > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0407.html#3 > > Cryptographers and U.S. Immigration > > Seems like cryptographers are being questioned when they enter the U.S. > these days. Recently I received this (anonymous) comment: "It seems that > the U.S. State Department has a keen interest in foreign cryptographers: > Yesterday I tried to renew my visa to the States, and after standing in > line and getting fingerprinted, my interviewer, upon hearing that my > company sells [a cryptography product], informed me that "due to new > regulations," Washington needs to approve my visa application, and that to > do so, they need to know exactly which companies I plan to visit in the > States, points of contact, etc. etc. Quite a change from my last visa > application, for which I didn't even have to show up." > > I'm curious if any of my foreign readers have similar stories. There are > international cryptography conferences held in the United States all the > time. It would be a shame if they lost much of their value because of visa > regulations. > > ####
It makes you wonder what they are going to do to cryptographers that try to leave the country. "Please step onto the square marked 'trap door'."