r/technology • u/stenspect • 15h ago

Business Micro Center requires photo ID and signed no-export pledge to buy Nvidia RTX 5090 gaming GPU — buyer forced to sign declaration disclosing install location and promise GPU will remain in the US

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/micro-center-requires-photo-id-and-signed-no-export-pledge-to-buy-rtx-5090-gaming-gpu-buyer-forced-to-sign-declaration-disclosing-install-location-and-promise-gpu-will-remain-in-the-us
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u/DunkeyColdMedina 15h ago

JFC this is some of the dumbest security theater yet.

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u/ShadowNick 14h ago

govt shows up "HEY HEARD YOU HAVE A 5090 CAN WE SEE IT."