The Clipper Chip was a 1990s proposal meant to allow encrypted communicationCommunication protected by encryption so its content is not easily readable in transit. More while preserving a government path to wiretapping through key escrowA system where copies of encryption keys are held by a third party for possible later access. More. For critics it became a symbol of why secure encryptionTurning data into a form that cannot be understood without the right key. More and government backdoors do not fit well together.
