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My Life As An International Arms Courierfrom mab@research.att.com (Matt Blaze) Fri, 06 Jan 95 as posted to the RISKS digest Under an obscure provision of US law, devices and computer programs that use encryption techniques to hide information from prying eyes and ears are considered ``munitions'' and subject to the same rules that govern the international arms trade. In particular, taking such items out of this country requires the approval of the State Department, which decides whether exporting something might endanger national security. In the past, these restrictions were of little concern to the average citizen; encryption found most of...

India seeks US inspection of Pak terror camps: Report PTI [ SATURDAY, JUNE 08, 2002 1:47:03 PM ] SILICON VALLEY: India has quietly asked the US to inspect suspected terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, a report said here on Saturday. "In a very informal sense, we have conveyed to the Americans that if they verify the camps are closed, we are going to believe them," a senior Indian intelligence official was quoted as saying by the Los Angeles Times in a report from New Delhi. The paper said the official's comments were "a reflection of the Indian government's frustration over...