Oddbean new post about login | logout How is the cryptology license part unhinged? They were supposed to have a license and didn't have one, so it's illegal.
Why the f would you need an encryption license though
It's standard. Even in the US to put an app in the app store you need to answer questions about encryption export
Sure, but if you don’t follow the app stores guidelines, do you go to jail for years?
They just reject your submission
"How is the cryptology license part unhinged? They were supposed to have a license and didn't have one, so it's illegal." It's one thing to not folow the guidelines and not be approved, it's another to not follow those guidelines (?) and get jail time. It does feel unhinged.
20 years in prison illegal?
To be clear I'm no way siding with his persecutors, but crypto gets classified as arms and yes illegal export of munitions is 20 years easy
Glad you clarified, I was wondering for a moment if you thought this was justice. CEO’s aren’t usually arrested by surprise. Companies might be sued or fined, but this is definitely out of the ordinary.