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by dasony 5155 days ago
The browser (which implements the encryption) would be banned. I remember I could choose between US only version (128-bit encryption) and international version when I download Netscape. Of course I could just download the US version, but Korean government couldn't enforce banks to use 128-bit officially. (not to mention IE bundled with Korean Windows would not have supported it.)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_in_the_U...