IP: not this is weird!!!!!

[Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

> China Challenges U.S. Export Law                                ----------
> With Alliance in Code Technology
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> By DON CLARK
> Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal                        [Image]
>
> RSA Data Security Inc., the dominant supplier of data-privacy    [Image]
> software, announced an unusual partnership with the Chinese
> government that exploits loopholes in U.S. export restrictions   [Image]
> on code-making technology.
>
> As part of the deal, RSA, which is based in Redwood City,       ----------
> Calif., plans to fund an effort by Chinese government
> scientists to develop new encryption software. The
> Chinese-developed software, based on RSA's general
> mathematical formula, may be more powerful than versions now
> permitted for export under U.S. laws, said James Bidzos, RSA's
> president.