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Prior to this "rule", was it possible to break the law and get in trouble for doing nothing more than publishing source code to the world? Has that now changed

• reubenmorais 7y ago
  In the US, at some point cryptography code was considered "munitions" and you needed permission to export it. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_th... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernstein_v._United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernstein_v._United_States
  • Buttons840 7y ago
    Definitely worth mentioning, thank you. However, I was aware of that and believe there are currently no cryptography related restrictions (right?), so I'm still wondering if this is a zero-to-one situation. Has the software export restriction been switched from off to on?
    • astura 7y ago
      An Intel subsidiary was fined for exporting encryption between 2008 and 2011 without permission. https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/all-articles/107-about-bis/newsroom/press-releases/press-release-2014/763-intel-subsidiary-agrees-to-750-000-penalty-for-unauthorized-encryption-exports https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/all-articles/107-about-bis...