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(On second thought, is this comic referring to the continued attempts of outlawing cryptography? e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30778424 ) --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.80.111|141.101.80.111]] 09:51, 15 January 2015 (UTC) | (On second thought, is this comic referring to the continued attempts of outlawing cryptography? e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30778424 ) --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.80.111|141.101.80.111]] 09:51, 15 January 2015 (UTC) | ||
β | :As it says in the comic, the encryption technique was originally classed as a weapon in order to make it illegal to export the technology to other countries. Controlling the use of encryption within the US was going to be difficult due to the First Amendment, but preventing other countries accessing the US developed technology was seen as the most important goal. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_the_United_States here] for more detailed explanation. The comic definately addresses the ongoing legal status of encryption technology, but as far any link to Mr Camerons recently reported attacks on encryption, this comic was published in 2008, so no. | + | :As it says in the comic, the encryption technique was originally classed as a weapon in order to make it illegal to export the technology to other countries. Controlling the use of encryption within the US was going to be difficult due to the First Amendment, but preventing other countries accessing the US developed technology was seen as the most important goal. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_the_United_States here] for more detailed explanation. The comic definately addresses the ongoing legal status of encryption technology, but as far any link to Mr Camerons recently reported attacks on encryption, this comic was published in 2008, so no. |
:: Cameron's was just an example; the attacks have been going on for twenty years, and in most western countries. | :: Cameron's was just an example; the attacks have been going on for twenty years, and in most western countries. |