slightly less [OT] - read to the end. On Mon, 2007-08-20 at 02:22 +0200, Moshe Leibovitch wrote: > I'm wonder if the Israeli law allows you to > encrypt your communications over public channels. > I wouldn't shock me to find out the even this discussion is illegal :)
Some relevant links: http://www.mod.gov.il/pages/encryption/tzofen.asp http://www.law.co.il/showarticles.php?d=h&article=58 http://www.law.co.il/showarticles.php?d=h&article=132 http://www.law.co.il/showarticles.php?d=h&article=133 http://www.law.co.il/showarticles.php?d=h&article=134 List of encryption means that can be legally (ab)used by the public without the need for a specific license: http://www.mod.gov.il/pages/encryption/docs/Free-means.xls (Microsoft Excel format) Note that this list contains specific products (including stuff I wasn't aware had encryption in it), and - as much as I can see - doesn't include any open source software. Note that it can be argued that any open source software by its nature cannot be declared a "free encryption mean" according to its definition in the encryption law (see: http://www.mod.gov.il/encryption/#6 ) as it can be "modified" and "combined", so any open source software has to be relicensed per version or compilation or something. -- Oded ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
