Submitted by hzj5790 t3_10oc7yq in technology
E_Snap t1_j6fmrdl wrote
Reply to comment by pe1irrojo in China’s Top Nuclear-Weapons Lab Used American Computer Chips Decades After Ban by hzj5790
Right? This is kind of like how encryption was/is considered a weapon under ITAR. Except memorizing an algorithm before taking your flight is so much easier than smuggling computer parts.
random-incident t1_j6fn3aj wrote
Just look it up after you land.
E_Snap t1_j6fnowy wrote
Back when this was a land-you-in-jail-without-question issue, that wasn’t an option.
random-incident t1_j6fnsbk wrote
That was a pretty small window wasn’t it?
E_Snap t1_j6fr316 wrote
No, cryptography has been regarded as a weapon since WWII
random-incident t1_j6fstwo wrote
So you’re saying that you still can’t export strong encryption?
t0slink t1_j6hp4qm wrote
Lots of countries have encryption export controls even today. https://its.uiowa.edu/support/article/104113
random-incident t1_j6lif97 wrote
That really seems silly in this day and age.
t0slink t1_j6lii22 wrote
It definitely is, but that's the government for you!
random-incident t1_j6ljaic wrote
So say we all :)
[deleted] t1_j6ggxcn wrote
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