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Is this related to China DDOS'ing the NY Times and Github a few days ago?

• DiabloD3 12y ago
  Probably, and I hate knee-jerk reactions like this.
  • raquo 12y ago
    I don't think it's a knee-jerk reaction. For me it's easier to believe that this EO was signed deliberately to make every important security researcher guilty by default. It's hard to go against a government that can always punish you for what you have already done.
• BinaryIdiot 12y ago
  Unlikely; these things usually take some time to do (advisors provide feedback, multiple edit sessions likely, reviewed by lawyers, etc). I can't see them pulling this out so quickly...though I guess it's certainly possible just seems unlikely to me. I wonder if there is any data out there to show how long executive orders typically take from conception to execution.
• simonh 12y ago
  Given how long it takes to formulate something like this, it's more likely to be a response to the Sony hack.