Ah, the clipper chip from the 1990s debate over again. They didn't get it then and the world is still ok (kinda, but encryption seems to be low on the list of

Ah, the clipper chip from the 1990s debate over again. They didn't get it then and the world is still ok (kinda, but encryption seems to be low on the list of pressing problems) The only place they seem to have gotten their way is anti-counterfitting thats injected into scanner silicon. " From the moment Diffie and Hellman published their findings in 1976, the National Security Agency's crypto monopoly was effectively terminated. In short order, three M.I.T. mathematicians -- Ronald L. Rivest, Adi Shamir and Leonard M. Adleman -- developed a system with which to put the Diffie and Hellman findings into practice. It was known by their initials, RSA. It seemed capable of creating codes that even the N.S.A. could not break. They formed a company to sell their new system; it was only a matter of time before thousands and then millions of people began using strong encryption. That was the National Security Agency's greatest nightmare. Every company, every citizen now had routine access to the sorts of cryptographic technology..... The genie was out of the bottle. Next question: Could the genie be made to wear a leash and collar? Enter the Clipper chip." [1] https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/12/magazine/battle-of-the-clipper-chip.html https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/12/magazine/battle-of-the-cl...