That '90s fight took place right as the formerly academic internet
went mainstream, and it pitted
"<https://www.wired.com/1993/02/crypto-rebels/>crypto rebels" against
a government establishment, with the telecom industry caught in between.
https://www.axios.com/distrust-of-tech-could-be-encryptions-achilles-heel-8a02a6cb-8f20-4dc1-a2d5-f6c74c7a6f90.html