I believe the same Senators are trying to go after Tor as well, which is comical because Tor was originally sponsored by the US Naval Research Laboratory.
Remember when Congress tried to get encryption banned (or hobbled) too, once they realized that people other than the government could use it?
Anyway, I think they'll probably start focusing on issues the general public can understand as election season gets closer.
"I believe the same Senators are trying to go after Tor as well ... Remember when Congress tried to get encryption banned (or hobbled) too, once they realized that people other than the government could use it?"
The difference is that encryption is critically important for much of the internet's infrastructure, while Tor isn't.
So they couldn't eliminate the use of encryption without crippling the internet, while getting rid of Tor wouldn't have much of an effect on the internet at all.
Remember when Congress tried to get encryption banned (or hobbled) too, once they realized that people other than the government could use it?
Anyway, I think they'll probably start focusing on issues the general public can understand as election season gets closer.