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The CFO was arrested in relation to Iran but not because of it. She was arrested because she lied to banks and sold American made technology to Iran. Slack is
by aaomidi 8y ago
The CFO was arrested in relation to Iran but not because of it. She was arrested because she lied to banks and sold American made technology to Iran.
Slack is actually not required to do this as IM applications are exempt from sanctions.
- briandear 8y agoIs Slack just an IM application?
- jkaplowitz 8y agoThe wording of the exemption applies only to personal communications and requires the service to be available at no cost to the user. There are plausible readings that Slack goes well beyond the exemption. Still, even though the sanctions rules may apply, I'm glad Slack is reversing their overbroad application of these rules.
- jldugger 8y agoIf a company like IBM or Amazon were to adopt slack, would that potentially require Slack to ban things? Both have government contracts, and could potentially export sensitive software to Iran this way accidentally.