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SA Government's Crypto Registration Up And Running

Posted by Hemos on from the bad-bad-policies dept.

orange writes "Anyone who supplies crypto products to South Africans (and the government defines crypto as almost anything) has to register with the appropriate agency and pay a ZAR2000 fee (US$200). Failure to supply South Africans without being registered means potential jail time (How they're gonna get you unless you come to South Africa is another story). A copy of the legislation can be found can be found online."

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  1. Hey by VultureMN · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's get a collection to send Theo to South Africa on vacation!

  2. uh-oh. by penguin_punk · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just double-checked my logs and it looks like I'll be canceling my winter vacation. Jailtime doesn't appeal to me.

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  3. love that slashdot grammar by StuffYourReligion · · Score: 5, Funny

    Failure to supply South Africans without being registered means potential jail time

    OK, I fully expect to fail to supply South Africans with any kind of crypto technology. I also don't expect to be registered. And you're saying I'll go to jail for this? That's crazy!

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  4. Slashdot by penguin_punk · · Score: 2, Funny

    Rule #1 of slashdot etiquette

    If you begin to get hammered, point your cname to someone elses machine.

    And do it FAST!

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  5. Re:use it against the MPAA and RIAA! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Uhm. Yo. It's South Africa, not South America.

  6. Why language skills matter by itp · · Score: 5, Funny

    Failure to supply South Africans without being registered means potential jail time

    I don't think that sentence means what the poster intended it to mean.

    Ian Peters
    itp at ximian dot com

    1. Re:Why language skills matter by RealAlaskan · · Score: 2, Funny
      Failure to supply South Africans without being registered means potential jail time

      Obviously, it means that if you supply South Africans to the market [1] all is fine, whereas if you fail to supply them to the market without registering as a non-supplier, you in a heap o' trouble, boy!

      [1] I thought slavery was illegal there; they must have relegalized it there once they kicked the whites out. Or maybe that really meant something else entirely? No ...

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    2. Re:Why language skills matter by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 3, Funny

      I don't think that sentence means what the poster intended it to mean.

      INCONCEIVABLE!!!

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    3. Re:Why language skills matter by paulcammish · · Score: 2, Funny
      > Failure to supply South Africans without being registered means potential jail time

      I don't think that sentence means what the poster intended it to mean.

      But... what if it does?!?! Ive failed to supply them crypto, AND im not registered...!

      In fact, quite a few of us have too, id bet. What are we going to do...? Aggghhhh!

      I suppose I could just read the article... what am I thinking, this is Slashdot, must be true... must be true...

      /me starts packing his stuff before the SA authorities break down his door...

  7. The registration form is here.. by robbo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Registration form.
    I think I'll register my Wheaties Secret Code ring..

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  8. In other news... by bobdotorg · · Score: 4, Funny

    JOHANNERGURG (Rueters) - Bazooka Joe was arrested and being held without bail for posession of decoder rings with intent to encrypt.

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  9. Where do I send my money? by grub · · Score: 3, Funny


    I've added some nifty features to ROT13 and don't want to end up in a South African jail...

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