From the medium post[0] by POTUS: "These sanctions are meant to protect our national security, personal privacy and civil liberties. As such, sanctions will in

From the medium post[0] by POTUS: "These sanctions are meant to protect our national security, personal privacy and civil liberties. As such, sanctions will in no way target the unwitting victims of cyberattacks, like people whose computers are hijacked by botnets. Nor does this executive order target the legitimate cybersecurity research community or professionals who help companies improve their cybersecurity. And unlike some other countries, we will never try to silence free expression online or curb Internet freedom." (emphasis added) How will they know? Doesn't just the existence of an executive order like this curb internet freedom, even if they aren't explicitly trying to do so? [0] https://medium.com/@PresidentObama/a-new-tool-against-cyber-threats-1a30c188bc4 https://medium.com/@PresidentObama/a-new-tool-against-cyber-...