In most security circles, the federal govern-ment does not exactly enjoy what one would call a stellar reputation. Years of missteps and wrong-headed attempts to rein in innovation, not to mention leaky security in its own networks, has done little to help the government win the hearts and minds of security experts and technologists. In fact, the mere mention of the words "Clipper chip" in certain company is enough to provoke lengthy diatribes against Big Brother and impassioned defenses of capitalism and the free-market economy.
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