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Can the US government say stuff like "anyone found transacting with <insert cryptocurrency network here> will face prison time / fines"? How about "Anyone usin
by EGreg 4y ago
Can the US government say stuff like "anyone found transacting with <insert cryptocurrency network here> will face prison time / fines"?
How about "Anyone using https will face prison time"
OFAC may be overstepping its mandates.
- hbbio 4y agoInitially, the US wanted something quite equivalent to banning https (forbidding its export, i.e. not available on Internet). Https was only made possible thanks to the legal battle fought by Phil Zimmermann. https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/08/pgp_at_30/ https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/08/pgp_at_30/