The Next Great WallThe September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center triggered the passage of the USA Patriot Act “to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and throughout the world, to improve law enforcement investigative tools and for other purposes. In the United States this caused a lot of controversy and was opposed by many organizations. It didn't take long for supporters of these encryption laws to backtrack. The Chinese government, however, has not adopted such a process imported or developed in China, their attempts at such control contrast with what the United States considers a denial of our privacy rights even when addressing national security. The United States has recognized the importance of supporting free encryption policies, while China's restrictions have proven to be even more limiting, unenforceable, and morally wrong in how they impact its citizens and international neighbors. US Politics Addressing encryption technology over the past 5 years has been a challenge in establishing policy in the United States. The development of advanced encryption technology intensified towards the end of the 20th century, and questions about its use soon came into play. On February 23, 1999, the Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act was introduced “to affirm the right of U.S. citizens to use and sell encryption and to relax export controls on encryption.”2 Furthermore, either…. .. half of the document ......urnal. (back)Moore, Tim (2003), IEEE P802.11 Wireless LANs Draft 5.1, retrieved February 7, 2004, from the World Wide Web: IEEE (MS Word document). (back)CNET Asia Staff (2003), Chinese Wi-Fi Codes Controlled by 11 Companies, Retrieved January 25, 2004, from the World Wide Web: CNet News (back)Freeman, Charles W. III (2004). , USTR Deputy Assistant Testimony dated February 5, retrieved February 7, 2004 from the World Wide Web: USInfo.State.Gov (back) Shim, Richard (2003), China Implements new Wi-Fi security standard, retrieved January 25, 2004. from the World Wide Web: CNet News. (back) Shim, Richard (2003), China Implements new Wi-Fi security standard, Retrieved January 25, 2004, from the World Wide Web: CNet News (back) Gossett, Sherie (2002), e-Freedom fighters forge a new weapon, Retrieved February 7, 2004, from World Wide Web: World Net Daily. (Backwards)