It was the uproar of the populace. Congress was afraid to allow it for fear they wouldn't get reelected,
>But a few people AFAIR head of FBI among them, argued for "gov" backdoor after device makers started to encrypt as default setting. Cynic might argue, that the fact it has not grown into federal law is proof that HW device encryption is already cracked ;-)
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer