The laws originally used to weaken encryption were issued under ITAR arms&#x2F;munition restriction rules.<p>The author doesn&#x27;t see this as two sides of the same coin? People have the right to protect their privacy using encryption. They also have the right to protect their lives using arms. Just because encryption can be used to &quot;protect terrorists&quot; doesn&#x27;t mean that is it&#x27;s only use or even it&#x27;s predominant use. You could say the same for firearms. The arguments surrounding gun control and encryption control are identical.