And, as the post points out, it was an impossible demand. So it’s functionally the same.
And it’s not the same as export control. I’m old enough to remember encryption export control. There was no prohibition on non-citizens in US territory from using any encryption level they wanted for domestic use. Half the emails and Usenet posts I got back then were by non-citizens residing in the US and using PGP with RSA above the limit.
And, as the post points out, it was an impossible demand. So it’s functionally the same.
And it’s not the same as export control. I’m old enough to remember encryption export control. There was no prohibition on non-citizens in US territory from using any encryption level they wanted for domestic use. Half the emails and Usenet posts I got back then were by non-citizens residing in the US and using PGP with RSA above the limit.