Wired reports that Congress Mulls

Wired reports that Congress Mulls Stiff Crypto Laws: In a floor speech on Thursday, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire) called for a global prohibition on encryption products without backdoors for government surveillance.

Who's government surveillance are we talking about? US's? Our allies? What about friendly nations that become non-friendly nations in a few years? And whose going be responsible for keeping those backdoors safe? On a global scale? We should be alert about how our liberties might be attacked by our government (I find it ironic that the call came form a Rep. senator). Bush said in a recent speech that 'America was targeted for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world. And no one will keep that light from shining.' While I'm sure Sen. Gregg means well, his knee-jerk reaction to prohibit encryption is making that light a little darker and plays into the hands of those who attack our way of life.

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