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It seems odd to me that people would be blacklisted from accessing anti-virus at all. Imagine if that block extended to other protections like locks on the front door of your house, or access to infrastructure like hospitals.

It doesn't sit well with me, even if you do believe that they are 'evil people'. Antivirus strikes me as something that everyone should have access to. It's not an offensive tool.

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The thought process with export controls is that bad actors may be able to discover vulnerabilities more easily by having unrestricted access to defensive technologies.

And of course the first vulnerability these bad actors will use is a false identity.

The US SDN lists and other blacklists apply to all trade, not just special categories.

In theory, Ali should not be able to buy anything from US companies at all, if they see his name. In practice this requirement is so absurd that compliance is poor, both due to difficulty and practicality.

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