<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>It might be wise to read Slack's apology for this mistake alongside the article quoted above:</div><div><a href="https://slackhq.com/an-apology-and-an-update">https://slackhq.com/an-apology-and-an-update</a></div><div><br></div><div>Export controls on US software will likely continue to be place for the short list of countries with US trade embargoes. This goes for almost all commercial software (see Microsoft's policy here: <a href="https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RE1s5kI">https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RE1s5kI</a>). Export controls continue to be an issue for many humanitarian organizations who work in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Slack's note (above) indicates that <b>Slack itself may not work in those countries, but the user will not be removed</b>; just the use of the software: <br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><span style="font-weight:400">"Users who travel to a sanctioned country
may not be able to access Slack while they remain in that country.
However, we will not deactivate their account and they will be able to
access Slack when they return to countries or regions for which no
blocking is required."</span></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>John<br></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 7:37 AM John Whelan <<a href="mailto:jwhelan0112@gmail.com">jwhelan0112@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana">If you have visited certain countries you
maybe at risk. For example many Canadians have been having legal
vacations in Cuba for years but according to the article Slack has
closed an account of someone who legally visited Cuba.<br><br>Cheerio
John<br><br><span>Jorieke Vyncke wrote on 2018-12-27 5:44 AM:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">Hi John, <div>Thanks for bringing this up. </div><div>Does
this mean we are excluding by default certain people by using Slack? </div><div>Cheers, </div><div>Jorieke</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Op vr 21 dec. 2018 om 00:45 schreef
John Whelan <<a href="mailto:jwhelan0112@gmail.com" target="_blank">jwhelan0112@gmail.com</a>>:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana">You may lose access
to messages and files.<br><br><a class="gmail-m_-1591852255068329521gmail-m_3060594626633151117moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46642760" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46642760</a><br><br>Just
something to be aware of.<br><br>Cheerio John<br><div class="gmail-m_-1591852255068329521gmail-m_3060594626633151117moz-signature"><br></div></div>
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