DTI to ban electronic export of crypto from the UK!

[Nicholas Bohm]

At 17:03 2/07/1998 +0200, you wrote:
>In message <E0yrj2d-0002uv-00@heaton.cl.cam.ac.uk>, 
>	Ross Anderson <Ross.Anderson@cl.cam.ac.uk> writes:
>
>> In a white paper at <http://www.dti.gov.uk/export.control/stratex/>,
>> President Beckett proposes to extend the export control regime from
>> physical goods to the `transfer of technology by intangible means'.
>
>Um, but doesn't the existing Open General Export License (OGEL) from
>the DTI for crypto goods (CDCPU) for use with digital computers mean
>that the export of it is thereby effectively pre-approved ?

No.  The accompanying Explanatory Memorandum makes it clear:

"This OGEL is for use by anyone who wishes to export cryptographic systems for
use with personal computers or laptop computers from the United Kingdom for
their own use. ... The goods must accompany the user."

The OGEL does not permit transfer by email (which will only rarely be for
the sender's personal use anyway).

	Regards,

		Nicholas Bohm

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