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		w1ntermute on May 10, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: South Korea Still Paying The Price For Embracing I... > As always, the cause is that you are never smart enough to roll your own encryption standard. This is where Korea's rather boneheaded form of nationalism causes problems: > "The Korean government took a great deal of pride in that breakthrough security technology," Kim said. "They wanted it to be widely used in Korea."

brazzy on May 10, 2012 [–]

> Korea's rather boneheaded form of nationalism

is there any other form?

swores on May 10, 2012 | [–]

He really meant national pride, and like any type of pride that can be justified or foolish.

astrodust on May 10, 2012 | | [–]

At least it wasn't the sort of national pride where you want everyone in the world to use your national standard.

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