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Given the "code == speech" SCOTUS ruling, they may not be able to outlaw crypto tech itself, but they can damn sure throw you in a cage for using it, based on I
by lukifer 12y ago
Given the "code == speech" SCOTUS ruling, they may not be able to outlaw crypto tech itself, but they can damn sure throw you in a cage for using it, based on ISP monitoring and mandatory key disclosure.
As with guns, the criminals will simply ignore the law. Anti-crypto legislation will be aimed squarely at We The People.
- ewzimm 12y agoI agree, but I also think if that happens, crypto will adapt to things like custom protocols built to be indistinguishable from regular traffic. The great thing about code is that there's usually a way to change the rules. The scary part is that it leads to an endless arms race.
- crpatino 12y ago> crypto will adapt to things like custom protocols built to be indistinguishable from regular traffic. The name is steganography, and has been used since ancient times. The best way to ensure the secrecy of a message is to prevent the adversary from learning the existence of the message. Second best is to provide a bunch of big dumb decoys for the real message to hide.