Legal IssuesSome countries have regulations on the use of cryptographics
systems; it may be unlawful to use GnuPG in these countries. For a guide to International Laws regarding cryptography, please
see Bert-Jaap Koops'
Crypto Law Survey
. Note that in January 2000, the US Department of Commerce
relaxed the rules about
exporting cryptography, in particular for free software projects. |