> " don't forget that Australia and the UK are already a few years ahead of the US in contemplating encryption bans or severe restrictions."
That's because our politicians were smart enough to realise "crackable by the good guys only" encryption was a pipe dream, and thus started looking at other measures, whereas the US insisted on following the pipe dream.
Doesn't excuse any of our politicians for being utter douche-flutes though.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
