Hopefully the ridicule poured upon the UK’s Prime Minister, Cameron, regarding his desire to ban cryptography (or at least water it down) will have caused all parties to put their heads back on the right way round. Just in case any government is still planning such a move, here are a few words of caution to anyone willing to listen:

A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: Attack of the week: FREAK (or ‚factoring the NSA for fun and profit‘).