Good news: New amendments to U.S. export control regulations are on the horizon that could ease licensing requirements when storing or transmitting technical data or software in the cloud—although, naturally, the regulations come with a catch.
In June the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security published proposed rules amending yet more acronyms, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Overall, the proposed changes are designed to “facilitate compliance with export controls, update the controls, and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on U.S. exporters,” the BIS rule stated.
