<div dir="ltr">Dear List,<div><br></div><div>Is there an FAQ anywhere on the state of UK law as it relates to the development of cryptography and software that uses cryptography?</div><div><br></div><div style>I've read the Crypto Law Survey:</div>
<div style><br></div><div style><a href="http://www.cryptolaw.org">http://www.cryptolaw.org</a><br></div><div style><br></div><div style>and the rules surrounding domestic use are very clear.</div><div style><br></div><div style>
What is much less clear is the question of "export". Does, for example, hosting a piece of software like PuTTY or ssh or gnupg on a UK-based website count as "export"? What about providing support for such software? Unlike the Americans, who seem to have specific regulations for Open Source Software, I can't see anything comparable in UK law. There was a flurry of activity around this in the late 1990s, and things seem to have cooled down since, but clarity still seems to be lacking!</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Nicholas</div></div>