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by Quarrel 349 days ago
For those that would not remember, this was a real thing in the late 80s and 90s relating the cryptography.

There were serious laws limiting the export a "modern" cryptography software from the USA.

Some of us had to face up to the serious challenge of connecting to an FTP server and downloading PGP and risking violating US law to download a software package.

A few years later we had to decide "Do you want the secure Netscape, or the insecure Netscape?".

I'm sure we all chose the ethical choice.

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You should elaborate on this for the unacquainted.
Thank you.