Couldn&#x27;t the Whitehouse just find some 200 year old law that sounds like it applies to encryption, and issue an executive order?<p>From the sound of it, they want to keep any sort of draconian measures as quiet as possible, and that&#x27;d probably be the quietest way to do it - especially now. The Obama administration said they&#x27;d clarify their stance on encryption &quot;by the holidays&quot;.