US Export Controls
The cluster focuses on discussions about US export control regulations, particularly ITAR, restrictions on technology like cryptography, chips, and dual-use hardware to countries such as China.
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My guess is that this is like the export controls on munitions or encryption. You can't export to China but you can fairly easily get a license to sell it in Australia or any other US allied country.
Depends on what country you are in. These are technically export controlled.
> Export of this device described herein is strictly prohibited without a valid export license issued by the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, as prescribed in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) ...So I guess they only blocked civilian exports from the US.
If this was developed in the US this would immediately be ITAR restricted
Maybe it has some embargoed technology and needs to make sure it's not in China or something.
Thank you, interesting - I'd heard about the export restrictions but that applies to a lot of software developed in the USA.
The tech that they sold included US IP. So now they fall under some of the same embargo rules.
Does this come under the US controls on high tech equipment that use IP from US companies?
Export from the US is not uncontrolledhttps://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/11/the_return_of...
Some purchases come with strict protocols coded into contracts. Try buying F-35 and selling it to China, for example; See what happens. Other risk you not being able to purchase for yourself anymore and possible sanctions. H100 and others are under export control, I'm just not sure if it's an explicit export control or automatic, like what famously made PowerMac G4 a weapon export. I found a source there was an executive order for hardware exceeding 1e26 floating point operations or 1e