There's not really benefit to the NSA/CIA from a Clipper Chip 2.0. None of the non-US targets they're pursuing would or could be mandated to use it. And all il

There's not really benefit to the NSA/CIA from a Clipper Chip 2.0. None of the non-US targets they're pursuing would or could be mandated to use it. And all illegal domestic surveillance aside, foreign intelligence is still their primary mandate and target. So in return for no benefit they get a lot of headache. (As you know its use would find its way into the US government, and suddenly the NSA has to support it via its defensive mandate)