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.

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    It wasn’t an error, as such. They had just limited the resolution available for most people. It was called “Selected Availability”.

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      It was described at the time by every one including the government as a deliberate error. I knew it had a name attached to it but it is inconsequential. It caused the readings to jump around randomly making the resolution somewhere are fifty to seventy five feet. Bill the blowjob bubba clinton had it turned off during his administration.