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by nicholaides 3861 days ago
It's also a 2nd amendment issue. From wikipedia:

Since World War II, many governments, including the U.S. and its NATO allies, have regulated the export of cryptography for national security considerations, and, as late as 1992, cryptography was on the U.S. Munitions List as an Auxiliary Military Equipment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_th...