But anyone can write their own code to encrypt their messages to their friends, and defeat any government spies.
Are you going to make writing homemade encryption code illegal?
If I write code, is it your business (under the premise of your conception of “national security”) that I can or cannot sell the code I write?
where does this premise of national security, in theory allowing you to oversee and regulate my business, end?
Code that is complete and put into a product is what I meant. And I hold that this is sound judgement. Not just anyone can write code, most do not have clue, or any interest for that matter.
IMO National Security is of paramount importance, and I would question the person who would try to circumvent national security in a product sold in the US or imported and used here. The bad guys will always find ways around things, so I would want to keep what we know, quiet. Loose lips you know.