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- From: jimlynch@netcom.com (Jim Lynch)
- Subject: Re: PGP - Legal?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.132546.22654@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
- References: <1111.204.uupcb@ssr.com> <1993Jan3.123722.21964@netcom.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 13:25:46 GMT
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- jani.patokallio%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Jani Patokallio) wrote:
- >>>>>
- OK folks, here's the PGP question of the day.
-
- I am a Finnish citizen with diplomatic immunity residing in the United States.
- I'm not sure about this, but I think PGP and RSA are legal in Finland.
-
- I recently stumbled into a copy of PGP 2.1 on a local BBS. Now,
- hypothetically, if I obtained this program, would I be breaking the law?
- My house is rented and thus not extraterritorial property. How about
- if I took it to a house owned by the Finnish government, and thus legally
- considered not a part of the US?
-
- Also, suppose I had gotten my PGP in Europe. Could I legally bring it to
- the U.S.? How about the U.N. via the U.S.?
-
- Third, suppose I had a copy of PGP. Could I take it to the
- U.S.? To other Finnish/non-American citizens here? To the Finnish Embassy,
- which is extraterritorial?
-
- And a final question. If any of the above were illegal, could PKP
- sue me? Could the U.S. government do more than declare me a
- persona non grata and request the Finnish government to try me?
-
- Thank you in advance.
- <<<<<
-
- You have diplomatic immunity. You can do anything!
-