Humm for some reason the words : " Clipper" , "Carnivore" and "Green Lantern" are all starting to ring in my head once again.

Good thing I live in Canada. I was thinking of moving down to the states. Guess I just might be having a change of mind.

as forcing companies to build back doors into everything from instant messaging and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) programs to Microsoft's Xbox Live game service.
Just wondering :

What do they expect to do once malicious crackers find some of the backdoors ?

How do they expect to regulate who will have access to the backdoors ?

What happens if a foreign spy gets a hold of detailed info on how to connect / use the backdoors ?

Just imagine the field day that some of these guys would have. 'Cause I sure can ....

So now Uncle Sam wants to have the power to control what can be developed and released.
Maybe technology is starting to become harder to crack so Uncle Sam doesn't have all the man power and resources to break everything part ? By having a back door everything is symplified .....

Nice post though AllenB