Comment by CamperBob2
2 hours ago
That's going to hit first amendment grounds pretty quick, the same way that software in general did
Don't count on that. "National security" == the cheat code for the US court system that instantly bypasses any First Amendment issues.
That was the literal reason given back then and it did not stick.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernstein_v._United_States