To me these two examples point out the totally flawed policy we have in this country today. It is already beginning to cost American jobs in an industry that we dominate. It is depriving American citizens of the kind of protection which they need to have in electronic commerce, and most importantly, it is depriving us of a major tool to fight crime. The New York Stock Exchange is protected by the use of encryption. If we don't have the strongest encryption possible, some hacker breaking into the site can cause a financial disaster.
Somebody breaking into the controls of a nuclear power plant can do the same thing.
The same thing is true of a whole host of other industries, with strong encryption. And we should have a policy that allows U.S. companies to go head to head with the foreign competition. But the concern about those who would break the law and misuse encryption is certainly one that I share with others. However, the fact of the matter is that you can now download it off the Internet. You can buy it from those 650 foreign sources.