Wassenaar Arrangement Signed

The master hacker Raph Levien sent me a Reuters press release regarding the signing of the Wassenaar arrangement by 33 countries, including Germany, Japan, Finland, Canada, Ireland, and Britain. One of the reasons cited was that firms including Intel and Microsoft "have complained that the lack of restrictons in other countries hampered their ability to compete abroad". Interestingly enough, products which use encryption to protect "intellectual property" are exempt. This should show up on all the major news sites soon. For those who haven't figured it out yet, the agreement is not exactly a laissez faire sorta thing. Update: Read the Reuters Article, or check the Wassenaar Arrangment web site for more info.