Why do I have to register in order to download Zfone?
Although the US has ended most of its export controls for crypto software, there are still some reasonable residual export controls in place, namely, to prevent the software from being exported to a few embargoed nations, such as North Korea, Iran, Libya, Syria, and Sudan. And for commercial encryption software that you actually pay for (which does not include this free public beta), there are now requirements to check customers against government watch lists as well, which is something that companies such as PGP comply with these days. PGP Corp graciously volunteered to host the public beta software on their server, with all the appropriate checks in place, which means Zfone users are screened exactly the same way as PGP customers. The Zfone registration page checks your IP address against the list of embargoed countries, then emails you a link that you must click on to start your download, and checks your IP address again when you follow that link, which presumably means you did not
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- Can I register an account for a family member or friend anywhere in the world, send them the information, they can login and download the soft phone and make phone calls?
- Can I register an account for someone else and send them the information so they can login, download the SoftPhone and make phone calls?
- Why do I have to register in order to download Zfone?
