On Friday, May 10, 2013 4:40:25 AM UTC-4, GOP_Decline_and_Fall wrote:
State Department orders firm to remove 3D-printed guns web blueprints
Defense Distributed tweeted on Thursday that 'Liberator' project had
'gone dark' at the request of government officials
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...ate-department
Betabeat posted a copy of the letter reportedly sent by the Department
of State to Wilson. The department said the blueprints had to be taken
offline because they may contain data regulated by the State
Department. The department said it would review the files.
"I immediately complied and I've taken down the files," Wilson told
Betabeat. "But this is a much bigger deal than guns. It has
implications for the freedom of the web."
Wilson unsuccessfully applied for a federal firearms license from the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and has said he wants to
create the gun legally.
On Sunday, New York senator Charles Schumer said that legislation
should be created to prevent people from making 3D printed guns.
You do know the only reason the Dept o'State did this was because it might be export-restricted data under ITAR, right? No restriction on the company to release the information only to US citizens if they chose to do so.
You think data can be controlled. Laugh, laugh, laugh...