Of course, their citizens have little or no real standing to
   encouraging one direction over the other.

   On Feb 7, 2015 5:43 PM, "John Young" <[1]jya@pipeline.com> wrote:

     ODNI counsel Robert Litt is "optimistic" cryptographers will devise
     secure encryption which provides government access, it's "what many
     governments want."
     "One of the many ways in which Snowden's leaks have damaged our
     national security is by driving a wedge between government and
     providers and technology companies so that some companies that
     formerly recognized that protecting our nation was a valuable and
     important public service they could perform now feel compelled to
     stand in opposition."
     [2]http://cryptome.org/2015/02/odni-litt-15-0204.pdf

References

   1. mailto:jya@pipeline.com
   2. http://cryptome.org/2015/02/odni-litt-15-0204.pdf