Crypto Wars Today

The first iteration, often called , centered on the U.S. government's attempt to control cryptography as a military asset.

: Programmer Phil Zimmermann was investigated for "arms trafficking" after his Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) software was distributed internationally. Crypto Wars

: The Clinton administration proposed the Clipper Chip , a microchip for phones that would use a "key escrow" system to give the government a "backdoor" to communications. The first iteration, often called , centered on the U