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On contracts, intellectual property, and startup companies. By D. C. Toedt

Foreign encryption-possession restrictions may catch travelers carrying laptops or smartphones

June 24, 2009

in Finance Dept, HR Dept, IT Dept, Legal Dept, Marketing Dept, Procurement Dept, Professsional Services Dept, R&D Dept, Risk Management Dept, Sales Dept

Pillsbury Winthrop lawyer Sanjay Jose Mullick writes about laws restricting the possession of encryption technology, and the surprising possible consequences if those laws were to trap a traveler carrying a laptop computer or a smartphone such as the Blackberry or iPhone.

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