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ITAR as a whole needs to go. It's forty year old legislation that hasn't even tried to keep up and was enacted as part of the Cold War. At this point it's just a hindrance to everyone and does absolutely nothing to keep people safer. It's the big club that Uncle Sam uses to slap down innovative folks from security researchers and cryptography experts to academics and backyard boffins who might actually make something great if it weren't illegal or require hefty fees and licenses. The Cold War has been over for quite some time and ITAR doesn't stop terrorists from shopping outside the U.S. Hell, it's main feature is that it inhibits U.S. companies from hiring competent people while simultaneously limiting the employment opportunities of those same competent people. It's time to let ITAR slip beneath the waves and move on.