This bill is similar to legislation with the same name that the senators introduced last year. While this bill shares many of the same traits as the other two, there are some noticeable differences. Another difference that has resulted in this bill being more popular among civil liberties groups than some of the others is that it does not contain additional sanctions or punishments for those who use encryption in the course of committing acts that are already illegal and subject to punishment. The Pro-CODE bill has created some controversy, however, as a result of one of the exceptions contained in the bill. The currently exportable standard of encryption does not provide adequate protection for particularly sensitive data.
Harder math is more secure.
Trust math, not the government. On the other hand, the government does have a legitimate concern in its desire to allow law enforcement to do its job. Thus, I believe these bills offer a promise to do more good than evil.