It does seem comparable to PGP and the whole FBI Clipper chip program from the 1990s: https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/12/business/data-secrecy-export-case-drop

It does seem comparable to PGP and the whole FBI Clipper chip program from the 1990s: https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/12/business/data-secrecy-export-case-dropped-by-us.html https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/12/business/data-secrecy-exp... > "Mr. Zimmermann developed the software as part of his personal campaign to make it simple and inexpensive to send scrambled messages. Using such software is not restricted or illegal within the United States, but export control laws treat the software as a weapon and place strict prohibition on its export. The Government opposes the scrambling because it wants to be able to check on the activities of criminals overseas and hostile foreign governments. The Clinton Administration has retained strict controls on the export of data-coding software, and has been trying to create standards that would make it possible for law enforcement officials to gain access to scrambled conversations, whether by electronic mail or telephone."