The software was classed as munitions and one needed an arms dealer’s license to publish it, including online. The creator of PGP published the full source code as a book, as these are covered under first amendment rights.
The software was classed as munitions and one needed an arms dealer’s license to publish it, including online. The creator of PGP published the full source code as a book, as these are covered under first amendment rights.
You’re referring to the Crypto Wars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_Wars
Darknet diaries has a great episode on it. Highly recommend.
https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/12/
Thank you. I’ve watched a bunch of Darkness diaries (Usually ones that people on external sites say “this one is really good, you should watch it”), but I’ve found it hard to get into (the perils of a podcast’s large backlog being compared to a highlight reel). I haven’t watched this episode though, so I look forward to checking it out
It was my first one. Highly recommend -