I put "country" in scare quotes for precisely this reason.
If what you do impedes the state, even if it is outwardly legal, it will impede you right back, with whatever means that seem most convenient. If you want to develop strong encryption and distribute it worldwide, your operational security had better be impeccable.
There's good reason why Bitcoin developer Satoshi is a secret pseudonym, and why the real person or people behind it should be reluctant to link their public identities with it. There would certainly be either a character assassination in the media, or an "unfortunate accident" on the streets.
There have always been men in this world more willing to serve power than to uphold principles. It hardly matters what flag patches they wear on their uniforms.
If what you do impedes the state, even if it is outwardly legal, it will impede you right back, with whatever means that seem most convenient. If you want to develop strong encryption and distribute it worldwide, your operational security had better be impeccable.
There's good reason why Bitcoin developer Satoshi is a secret pseudonym, and why the real person or people behind it should be reluctant to link their public identities with it. There would certainly be either a character assassination in the media, or an "unfortunate accident" on the streets.
There have always been men in this world more willing to serve power than to uphold principles. It hardly matters what flag patches they wear on their uniforms.