Speaking of weak links, what effect do people suppose this is going to have on academia? If I'm doing research in information theory, linguistics, etc. and I come up with some way to make even stronger encryption (or, more practically, some way to make strong encryption with some cute trick for better key management) can I distribute it? Since the 2600 case has found that programs aren't protected speech.... if they outlaw the export of encryption "devices", device in this case including a description of how a thing works, does that mean I can't publish my "device" in a foreign journal? Could the journal I published in not be exported? Do our elected officials need glass belly buttons, or what?
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Speaking of weak links, what effect do people suppose this is going to have on academia? If I'm doing research in information theory, linguistics, etc. and I come up with some way to make even stronger encryption (or, more practically, some way to make strong encryption with some cute trick for better key management) can I distribute it? Since the 2600 case has found that programs aren't protected speech.... if they outlaw the export of encryption "devices", device in this case including a description of how a thing works, does that mean I can't publish my "device" in a foreign journal? Could the journal I published in not be exported? Do our elected officials need glass belly buttons, or what?