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BIS Eliminates Some Encryption Reporting

The Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security revised the commerce control list and export administration regulations for changes made during the 2019 Wassenaar Arrangement plenary, eliminating some encryption reporting. BIS expects to “reduce the regulatory burden” for U.S. companies,…

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said Monday's Federal Register. That's when the final rule took effect. Email notification isn't required for certain “publicly available” encryption source code and beta test encryption software. The agency eliminated self-classification reporting for certain “mass market” encryption products and will allow self-classification reporting for some components of mass market products and their “executable software.”