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From: rwirthli@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ralph Wirthlin)
Subject: Re: Is it illegal to transmit encrypted data?
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wcs@anchor.ho.att.com (Bill Stewart +1-908-949-0705) writes:

>The fact that the NSA is listening may affect your willingness to use
>wimpy crypto technologies, but it may also affect your willingness to
>use technologies that violate RSA's patents, e.g. if you use PGP, the
>NSA may tell RSA that you're doing so, and if the Secret Service catches on,

I'm afraid I have to disagree with you on that point.  NSA will *not*
tell RSA or any other non-DOD entity anything that its eavesdropping
reveals.  That includes the FBI and Secrect Service (although there
have been rare exceptions).   

