Get a Jump on the IP(igs)? - US PATRIOT Act May Outlaw Encryption

Given the article below on the paranoiac trends in the US now, IFF whoever is
in charge of the encryption-restriction laws in VietNam could be persuaded to
realize (1) that VietNam has some brilliant cryptography experts and (2) this
simple Fact

Without widespread use of encryption,
wide-spread e-Commerce is impossible.

THEN, there could be one more area where VietNam could get an advantage on
the Intellectual-Property-dominant nations.

(Of course, to do so, VietNam could not fear its own people too much...)

From:
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/29538.html
>
>There is nothing like the fear of weapons of mass destruction to bring out
>weary old legislative proposals. Earlier this month, it leaked out that the
>Justice Department was considering a broad expansion of its investigative
>authority, including the creation of new criminal offenses, ostensibly to
>assist in the fight against terrorism. Many of the proposals contained in
>the "Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003" had nothing to do with
>fighting terrorism, but would substantially increase penalties for such
>mundane offenses as wire fraud or claiming too many deductions on a federal
>tax return.
>
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>
>If you order a book from Amazon.com and fail to pay state tax, the SSL
>session with Amazon supports a five year felony. [RFF - I'd also include
>using GSM cell phones with the built-in encryption....]
>
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