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Encryption export controls fail, echoing historical 'Crypto Wars'

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Governments have historically struggled to control the spread of cyber technologies, with notable failures like the early 1990s "Crypto Wars" over encryption. The U.S. government's attempt to regulate Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) by Phil Zimmermann, fearing it would hinder intelligence agencies, backfired. Zimmermann's response of publishing PGP's source code as a book sparked a movement that ultimately led to the widespread availability of end-to-end encryption, now used by billions. AI

IMPACT Historical context on export controls may inform future policy decisions regarding AI technologies.

RANK_REASON Article discusses historical context and policy implications of export controls on cyber technology, rather than a new release or event.

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Encryption export controls fail, echoing historical 'Crypto Wars'

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    " Governments have tried to use export controls to limit the proliferation of what they see as dangerous cyber technology for decades, but their track record ha

    " Governments have tried to use export controls to limit the proliferation of what they see as dangerous cyber technology for decades, but their track record has been middling at best. The U.S. government was behind what is perhaps history’s most spectacular failure of this appro…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/encryption-spyware-and-n…

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