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[Phil Mayers]

Tim Franklin wrote:
>> (Don't forget that you have to declare your being a 
>> non-terrorist every 
>> time again...)
> 
> Just *who* are they catching with this?
> 
> By the logic behind the whole export control nonsense, if you're planning to
> supply *shudder* encryption to Evil Countries, you must be a Naughty Person
> in the first place - and what on earth makes them think that Naughty People
> aren't above lying to a web form?
> 
> It's like the US entry visa form with all the "are you a communist /
> terrorist / carrying drugs Y/N?" boxes.  Who are they expecting to tick
> 'yes'?

No-one of course, in both cases. It's a cover-your-arse exercise.