Inter-agency panel decides just fixing US implementation of export controls isn't enough.
by Sean Gallagher - Mar 2, 2016http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Munitions_T-shirt_front-499x574.jpg
The famous munition t-shirt--the way security data might have to have been shared if proposed trade restrictions under the Wassenaar Arrangement were approved.
After nearly a year of protests from the information security industry, security researchers, and others, US officials have announced that they plan to re-negotiate regulations on the trade of tools related to "intrusion software." While it's potentially good news for information security, just how good the news is will depend largely on how much the Obama administration is willing to push back on the other 41 countries that are part of the agreement—especially after the US was key in getting regulations on intrusion software onto the table in the first place.
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