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Capstone Chipset and Government Crypto Policy
Capstone was not just another cryptographic chip. It was the broader NSA-backed hardware platform that connected Clipper, Fortezza, Skipjack, key escrow, export policy, and the government’s 1990s attempt to reconcile strong encryption with guaranteed lawful access.
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