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Smartest legislation ever... (NOT) Any sane person will tell you that there's no way to police or check it. If I buy an iPad (as a Dutch citizen in the US or in
by joelhaasnoot 14y ago
Smartest legislation ever... (NOT) Any sane person will tell you that there's no way to police or check it. If I buy an iPad (as a Dutch citizen in the US or in the Netherlands) and happen to sell my iPad to a North Korean or Iranian, what's the US government going to do?
- ori_b 14y agoIf they care enough, they can probably extradite you. Having laws that you can selectively enforce are great that way.
- lutorm 14y agoHaving just had to go through ITAR training for my new job, it is my impression that a) it is your responsibility to make sure you comply with the law, which means knowing what is export-controlled and who you are dealing with, and b) export control violations are punishable by at least a decade in federal prison, if you should be so unlucky.