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June 07, 2005

Computer clusters off-limits to foreigners?

http://www.volubis.com/blog [InfoSec News Blog] Foreigners in America may be blocked from sitting down at any keyboard connected to any decent-sized cluster of computers unless they get an American friend to get them an "export license".

Some slightly related from Technorati and Google.

http://www.volubis.com [Volubis.com] InfoSec News Blog: Encryption Archives: Recent reports that the United States had broken codes used by the Iranian intelligence service have intrigued experts on cryptology because a modern cipher should be unbreakable. Four leading British experts told BBC News Online that the story, if true, points to an operating failure by the Iranians or a backdoor way in by the National Security Agency (NSA) - the American electronic intelligence organisation.

Technorati.comhttp://www.technorati.com [Technorati.com] Technorati: Tag: encryption: This page shows goodies from the web about encryption. To contribute, just make a post to your blog about encryption and include the link below. More Info »

Technorati.comhttp://www.technorati.com [Technorati.com] Technorati: Tag: encryption: This page shows goodies from the web about encryption. To contribute, just make a post to your blog about encryption and include the link below. More Info »

http://www.world-of-newave.info [World-of-newave.info] {Arts} - Last news and articles about Literature (May 7, 2005): - Cory Doctorow:John Duffell sez, "Altoids tins are too cool for the trash bin; many of us like to re-use our tins for various uses, and the fine folks behind the Altoid will be rewarding the most innovative ideas with cash prizes. Entries should consist of a brief description (no more than 100 words) accompanied by a digital photo."

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Posted at June 7, 2005 05:00 PM

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