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Re: Encryption in England and Wales?

Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2008 09:08:48 GMT

On Fri, 16 May 2008 23:10:12 +0100, Cork Soaker wrote:

> http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
>
> "LEGAL WARNING: Use of PuTTY, PSCP, PSFTP and Plink is illegal in countries
> where encryption is outlawed. I believe it is legal to use PuTTY, PSCP,
> PSFTP and Plink in England and Wales and in many other countries, but I am
> not a lawyer and so if in doubt you should seek legal advice before
> downloading it."
>
>
> This can't be correct can it? Colleges and universities offer SSH access
> for their students...

It says that encryption is legal. Why would that be incorrect?

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