It's even more insane when you remember that strong encryption was regulated as munitions until the mid 90s [1,2] - and actual cyber-weapons aren't today. Soft

It's even more insane when you remember that strong encryption was regulated as munitions until the mid 90s [1,2] - and actual cyber-weapons aren't today. Software that can cause real damage to not just data and business activities, but endanger lives is completely legal to sell to despotic lunatics. If you sold a bag of fertilizer to a Syrian you'd go straight to Guantanamo, but somehow this is okay. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_th... [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20051201184530/http://www.cyberlaw.com/cylw1095.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051201184530/http://www.cyberl...