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Re:New bill threatens journalists’ ability to protect sources by hartator on Friday May 01, 2020 @03:00PM (#23045385)
Well. You can be pro-gun and pro-encryption. Technically encryption is actually considered under the same rules as ammunition by US customs.
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Re:New bill threatens journalists’ ability to protect sources by AWildC182 on Friday May 01, 2020 @04:02PM (#23045960)
Are you sure you aren't thinking of ITAR et al? "Customs" is a bit of a broad statement here.
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Re:New bill threatens journalists’ ability to protect sources by hartator on Friday May 01, 2020 @05:27PM (#23046698)
Maybe! Was referring to this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_...

Is ITAR part of customs or something different?

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