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.

  • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works
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    28 days ago

    Fun fact: They made encryption on Ham/GMRS radios illegal because they didn’t want the average citizenry to have access to secure off-grid comms without government spyware on networks that they control.

    Reject Smarphones, Return to Amateur Radios. Just modify some radios, add a raspberry pi to do enccyption on the voice before it gets transmitted.

    THEY CANT ARREST US ALL! (seriously tho, I haven’t heard of the FCC actually doing anything, unless you were jamming the airport radios or something crazy)