Comment by lokar

djb had to (with the EFF) spend years in court to establish (on appeal) that writing crypto code was a speech issue:

https://www.eff.org/cases/bernstein-v-us-dept-justice

Laws like this make it much simpler for someone to challenge a law or regulation. They don't have to convince the judge (and possibly appeals court) that building or using a computer is a form of protected expression, this law says it is.

It may seem kind of flimsy or non-consequential, but while it's not a massive change, it is a really change and it's constructive.