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Congress Considers Mandatory Crypto Backdoors

Posted by Hemos on from the the-encryption-wars-begin dept.

disappear writes: "Wired news reports that Congress is considering restrictions on crypto software in the wake of the terrorist attack. 'Nuff said." This will be the next battle -- especially in the wake of this week's tragedies, and the the allegations that the prime suspect Osama Bin Laden is a heavy crypto user. The battle of privacy and safety is going to begin in earnest now.

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  1. The cat is already out of the bag by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 3, Redundant

    The cat is already out of the bag
    The genie is out of the bottle
    Humpty Dumpty is already broken
    Etc.

    What would this accomplish?