Comments period on proposed software export restrictions ends next Monday. The rules would severely restrict international sales, deployment, research and even discussion of cybersecurity tools and exploits. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Symantec, and many other organizations are concerned about the effect of the new regulations. The way the rules are currently written will hamper legitimate uses of cyber security products, hurt competitiveness, and will not limit the black market, experts say. The proposal goes farther than what the European Union adopted last year — and farther than the Wassenaar Agreement requires.”]
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