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		Grangar on March 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: BlackCat ransomware group implodes after apparent ... Banning math worked so great in the 90's with the cryptomunitions legislation.

danlugo92 on March 9, 2024 [–]

Googling "cryptomunitions" just directs to your comment...

What is this "cryptomunitions" you're talking about from the 90s...?

Grangar on March 14, 2024 | [–]

Basically any kind of encryption. It was considered munition by the US government and fell under that category of export control.

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