From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn’t stop anyone
TechCrunch AI Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai June 19, 2026

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# Summary Governments have spent 30 years trying to prevent powerful security software from spreading globally—and it hasn't worked. Now they're attempting the same strategy with Anthropic's new AI security tool, which experts suggest will likely fail for the same reasons as before.
For the last 30 years, stopping the flow of cybersecurity-related software has proven to be ineffective. It's unclear why it would work now with Anthropic’s cybersecurity model Mythos.
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