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Oh, the nerve of developing a piece of software, and advising people on how to not put in place processes! I thought the default state of transactions was not p
by EGreg 3y ago
Oh, the nerve of developing a piece of software, and advising people on how to not put in place processes! I thought the default state of transactions was not putting in place processes. How exactly do we square this with freedom of speech? When Phil Zimmerman published the book with the PGP source code, Could they have simply arrested him for exporting munitions despite the first amendment? That is a serious question, how come he was able to get away?
- JohnFen 3y ago> How exactly do we square this with freedom of speech Freedom of speech in the US is not, and never has been, absolute. There is all sorts of speech that is illegal to engage in. > That is a serious question, how come he was able to get away? He was absolutely investigated for ITAR violations, but the government elected not to press charges in the end. I forget why they made that decision, but I think it was a combination of the book being published only in the US at the time (which was undeniably legal) plus the huge amount of pressure -- especially public ridicule -- from the hacker community about the ridiculousness of the ITAR regulations.
- MattPalmer1086 3y agoThey didn't just develop software and give advice. They ran the service itself. If they had just written some software and told people how to operate it anonymously, they could not be prosecuted under these laws.