For decades, governments have tried to contain encryption technology through export controls—starting with PGP in the nineteen-nineties, when the United States treated encryption software like weapons and restricted its spread. According to TechCrunch, the pattern repeats with each new tool: Mythos is just the latest example. The article traces this history to argue that regulating cyber exports simply doesn't work. Determined actors find workarounds, technology moves too fast, and policy makers always seem to be fighting yesterday's battle.

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