One legal right currently held by all Americans is the right to have secret codes. Modern secret computer codes, also known as encryption, have played a significant role in protecting U.S secrets inside the Defense Department. The rule remains simple. Only those with the electronic keys can access the golden data. Electronic data on a disk is easy to steal, to lose, to link, to transfer, and to carry around the world.
Electronic data is vulnerable.
Encryption can provide a measure of safety, but those who develop encryption can break encryption. It's much like the work of cryptographers and deciphering specialists during the war. FBI Director Freeh's Role FBI Director Louis Freeh opposes U.S. encryption while admitting the U.S. is under digital attack. Freeh supported the mandatory Clipper project to bug America. Freeh's FBI also developed the intrusive Carnivore program, and Freeh has repeatedly testified that all encryption products should be banned.