>Probably the same way as the old USA cryptography export restrictions. Actually it would be much worse. Even in the 1990s, you could release any crypto code (

>Probably the same way as the old USA cryptography export restrictions. Actually it would be much worse. Even in the 1990s, you could release any crypto code (or ship any crypto product) you wanted as long as you took some fig-leaf steps to limit it to domestic use. The SAFE Act would have outlawed that. Put another way, the Feds wanted to but were unable to prosecute Phil Zimmermann for releasing PGP. But if the SAFE Act had been enacted at the time, they would have -- because it outlaws the domestic "distribution" of non-escrowed crypto. If you wanted to work on crypto, you'd have to move overseas. And you'd also have to hope that you wouldn't be prosecuted upon your return. The SAFE Act probably wouldn't be interpreted as an extraterritorial criminal law, but "probably" is a weak hook to hang your future and your freedom on.