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Re:HashiCorp forbids its software being used in China by jldugger on Friday May 29, 2020 @12:40PM (#23352200)
It's not export controls in the case of China afaik. It's literally 'the party would like to read your data in the name of social harmony'
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Re:HashiCorp forbids its software being used in China by itsspring on Friday May 29, 2020 @11:40PM (#23358281)
Ya, the word “export” was incorrect in OP’s post
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Re:HashiCorp forbids its software being used in China by myopenid on Saturday May 30, 2020 @04:32AM (#23359522)
Or inversely they want to make sure the ciphers they use are reviewed and not backdoorable by adversaries (in this case the US).
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