You can't outlaw math, but you can make outlaws of people learning, using, or teaching math. You are saying the Clipper chip "didn't work", and that's true, but

You can't outlaw math, but you can make outlaws of people learning, using, or teaching math. You are saying the Clipper chip "didn't work", and that's true, but it wasn't "last time". Since then, many attempts were made and many did succeed, and we have Snowden and other whistleblowers to remind us of that fact. So you can downplay this current attempt all you want, but some people don't want their chocolate cookie recipes exposed to everyone just yet (maybe just in the Netherlands).