I'm as against the NSA's activities as anybody can be, but I don't think this is a fair statement. > their goal has been to strive for less secure systems and

I'm as against the NSA's activities as anybody can be, but I don't think this is a fair statement. > their goal has been to strive for less secure systems and more difficult standards I don't think, specifically, that they're looking for weaker standards. Weaker standards would allow for competing governments to have just as much access as the NSA does. I think they'd prefer stronger standards, but that they _still have the key to_. In short, I don't think they want cheaper locks, they want better locks, and master keys. Edit: Everything else you said is spot-on.