The Clipper Chip
Thanks for posting this. Throughout this discussion about Apple, The FBI, Tha All Writs Act, etc. I've been saying we have already had this discussion some 20 years ago and the key point made then is still relevant today. If you create a key for Government, the Government cannot prevent bad actors from using those keys.<p>The only thing of substance to this discussion that has changed since then is we have multiple robust open source cryptography implementations, which ensures that if the DOJ can lobby congress to make some laws requiring back doors or key escrow, that only criminals will have access to robust cryptography. And it will likely kick off a cryptography arms race, which will only make their job more difficult than they are saying it is already.<p>I doubt however the Legislative Branch will give them the laws they want. The last thing our legislators want is to make it easier for the FBI to spy on them.