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Can the US Stop the Illegal Export of Its Technology?

Posted by samzenpus on from the not-a-chance dept.

coondoggie writes "Maybe people are more desperate or maybe there's just too much opportunity to make a quick buck but whatever the excuse, attempts to illegally export technology from the US has gone through the roof. The Department of Justice this week said it has placed criminal charges or convictions against more than 255 defendants in the past two fiscal years — 145 in 2008 and 110 in 2007. That 255 number represents more than a six-fold increase from fiscal year 2005, when the DOJ said about 40 individuals or companies were convicted of over 100 criminal violations of export control laws."

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  1. We don't export the technology. by SupremoMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    We just outsource the means of producing it en masse. Semantics count people!

  2. 11111111 by Chillintau · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good thing there wasn't another attempt, otherwise the counter would've overflowed.

  3. 255 defendants by DancesWithBlowTorch · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Department of Justice this week said it has placed criminal charges or convictions against more than 255 defendants in the past two fiscal years

    The true number is actually much higher, but with all the technology going overseas, the feds have to do with 8bit registers.

    Badabumm - disssssh. Thanks! I'll be here all week. Try the lamb.

  4. 0xFFFF by Forty+Two+Tenfold · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good thing there wasn't another attempt, otherwise the counter would've overflowed.

    WORD.

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