Re:We built a new GPS receiver engine
by GordonS on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @10:42AM
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I believe "strong" encryption is still viewed as munitions in the US, or at least it used to be.
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That's been over for a long time (1996): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_Wars#PC_era
There's still some verbiage around commercial products and embargoed countries, but realistically, North Korea and Iran have access to OpenSSL, so it hardly matters.
Another interesting class of dual-use technology are fast power switching elements. And both modern SMPSs and Class D audio amplifiers are worryingly near to what would have to be considered a “munition”.
Re:We built a new GPS receiver engine
by brokenmachine on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @11:53PM
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What are the rules for munitions-class switching power supplies and Class D amps?
A CPU switches a hell of a lot faster than either of those, although with much less current.