Right now there are no import restrictions on encryption software in the
U.S. And you probably won't get any hassle going back to Norway, since
"personal use" crypto is supposed to be okay. For a general guide on
these issues, see http://www2.epic.org/reports/crypto1999.html for a
country-by-country survey of crypto-related regulations and restrictions.
On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, Frank Andrew Stevenson wrote:
>
> Tomorrow I leave Oslo for the US, where among other
> things will attend DEFCON 7. For this occasion I have
> prepared a 'black disk' containing ssh executables that
> will allow me to communicate with my home network.
>
> Today I called the US embassy in Oslo to find out if
> I would be allowed to bring the disk with me back to
> Norway or if I would have to macculate it before leaving
> the U.S.... A simple question, or so I thought :-)
>
> First call to US embassy in Oslo: Sorry, we don't answer
> questions like this. You will have to talk to a customs
> officer at our embassy in London.
> Phone +44 171 408 8076 / 77
>
> Call: Welcome to the IRS (!)
> Talk to the people, get the correct number:
> +44 171 499 9000 ext 2772
>
> Seriuos FUD begins: We are not sure that you are
> even allowed to bring the software with you into
> the U.S. You will have to talk to the Department
> of state, Defence Trade Controls.
> +1 703 875 6644
>
> After staving off half a dozen voicemail traps, I
> finally got to talk to some person in charge of
> encryption: Well, sorry to tell you, we don't deal
> with basic ( civilian ) cryptography, for this you
> will have to call the Department of Commerce
> +1 202 482 4811
>
> At this point the switchboard at the department of
> commerse had collapsed. And no further progress could
> be made.
>
> I should have started sorting this out weeks ago....
> 'Black Disk' will be in my carry on, mustn't forget
> to format it before I return home ... :-)
>
> cheers, frank
>
>
> This sentence is unique in this respect; it can safely
> be attributed to my employer, Funcom Oslo AS.
> E3D2BCADBEF8C82F A5891D2B6730EA1B PGPmail preferred, finger for key
> There is no place like N59 50.558' E010 50.870'. (WGS84)
>
>
>
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