The Presidential Commission

[Robert J. Hansen]

There has been a major development in the U.S. regarding government  
surveillance.  Y'all might enjoy reading the following link.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/19/white-house-says-its-open-45-panels-proposed-46-ns/

Notably for us (but not mentioned in the news article), the commission  
recommended intelligence agencies not be allowed to weaken encryption  
standards.