Topic: US technology restriction from China and Avalons? (Read 1049 times)
Doesn't matter if you work for any of those three, as long as you are not working as a Purchaser, and you are not using agency money to purchase products.
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I was wondering if the new law in anyway might restrict users from getting Avalons
"It blocks NASA, the National Science Foundation and the Commerce Department."
"It blocks NASA, the National Science Foundation and the Commerce Department."
I would say unless you work for one of those three, no.
The article you linked talks about a law that hasn't been enacted yet and only applies to the Government, not the citizens. As a citizen you can purchase what ever goods you want and have them shipped to you as long as they are not explicitly illegal. Computers are not illegal in any fashion and neither is Bitcoin.
I believe that Bitcoin is defined by the IRS as a virtual currency, so there is a legal jurisdiction for it in the US.
Follows the laws. Mine away. I am not a lawyer.
Zero-ASIC
I believe that Bitcoin is defined by the IRS as a virtual currency, so there is a legal jurisdiction for it in the US.
Follows the laws. Mine away. I am not a lawyer.
Zero-ASIC
I was wondering if the new law in anyway might restrict users from getting Avalons as I don't know the complete details?
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WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- A new law limiting U.S. government purchases of technology systems from China could be "highly disruptive" and should be revised, the White House said.
The restriction was included in a temporary spending bill enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama last week. It blocks NASA, the National Science Foundation and the Commerce Department from buying technology "produced, manufactured, or assembled," by companies connected to the Chinese government, The Hill newspaper reported Saturday.
It can be waived with approval from the FBI or another similar agency, the newspaper said.
White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden told The Hill in an email the language in the new law is unclear, making it difficult to implement.
"It could be highly disruptive without significantly enhancing the affected agencies' cybersecurity," Hayden said.
The law was intended to address concerns that the government of China may use equipment sold by Chinese businesses to spy on American businesses and individuals. Hayden said addressing those concerns would be better served by open dialogue between Washington and Beijing.
She said the White House will work with Congress to revise the law's language.
Several U.S. business interests have said the could disrupt federal agencies' ability to acquire such items as new computer systems, and could even result in China imposing similar restrictions on businesses acquiring equipment from U.S. companies, The Hill reported.
The restriction was included in a temporary spending bill enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama last week. It blocks NASA, the National Science Foundation and the Commerce Department from buying technology "produced, manufactured, or assembled," by companies connected to the Chinese government, The Hill newspaper reported Saturday.
It can be waived with approval from the FBI or another similar agency, the newspaper said.
White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden told The Hill in an email the language in the new law is unclear, making it difficult to implement.
"It could be highly disruptive without significantly enhancing the affected agencies' cybersecurity," Hayden said.
The law was intended to address concerns that the government of China may use equipment sold by Chinese businesses to spy on American businesses and individuals. Hayden said addressing those concerns would be better served by open dialogue between Washington and Beijing.
She said the White House will work with Congress to revise the law's language.
Several U.S. business interests have said the could disrupt federal agencies' ability to acquire such items as new computer systems, and could even result in China imposing similar restrictions on businesses acquiring equipment from U.S. companies, The Hill reported.
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