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 around the world , to improve law enforcement investigative tools, and for other purposes. In the United States, this caused much controversy and sparked opposition from many organizations. It didn't take long for supporters of these encryption bills to back down. The Chinese government, on the other hand, has not adopted such restrictions on encryption technology. imported or developed in China were highlighted. Their attempts at control contrast with what the United States sees as a denial of our privacy rights, even when it comes to national security. The United States has recognized the importance of supporting open encryption policies, while China's restrictions have shown them to be even more restrictive, unenforceable, and morally wrong in how they affect their citizens as well as their international neighbors. US policies regarding encryption technology over the past 5 years have been a challenge to establishing policy in the United States. The development of advanced encryption technology intensified toward the end of the 20th century, and questions about its use quickly emerged. On February 23, 1999, the Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act was introduced "to assert the rights of citizens of the United States to use and sell encryption and to relax export controls on encryption." »2 Furthermore, o... .. middle of paper ......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), China's Wi-Fi codes to be controlled by 11 companies, retrieved January 25, 2004 from the World Wide Web: CNet News (back)Freeman, Charles W. III (2004). , USTR Deputy Assistant, February 5 testimony, retrieved February 7, 2004 from the World Wide Web: USInfo.State.Gov (back) Shim, Richard (2003), China Implements new Wi-Fi security standard, retrieved on 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. ), The e-Freedom fighters forge a new weapon, extracted February 7, 2004 from the World Wide Web: World Net Daily. (back)