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Laws against encryption will never be international. In the US it happened before [1], so there is indeed precedent. But such laws prevent a country from being

Laws against encryption will never be international. In the US it happened before [1], so there is indeed precedent. But such laws prevent a country from being competitive in the international marketplace, therefore many countries will not agree to it, just as they aren't agreeing with IP laws. And yes, I also believe that this trend on having national firewalls for censoring content will also not last for long, for the same reason. What I love about technology is that it cannot be stopped with lawmaking. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_the...

phkamp 12y ago
The historical evidence that technology cannot be stopped by lawmakers is very weak, if it even exists in the first place. Very few lawmakers have really tried, and few technologies have been worth it in the first place. The relevant question is probably if technology can be delayed by lawmaking and how long time. There is no doubt however that policies can be changed, most places it just takes elections but a few places may need a revolution. Thinking this is a problem you can solve by rolling out SSL or TLS is incredibly naive.