Zerocoin offers real anonymity - which we all of a sudden really need.
Anyone have any idea if the devs will add it any time soon (or ever?)
I am not positive what you are referring to when you say "which we all of a sudden really need"?, but:
"Green has said that intent of Zerocoin is not to facilitate criminal activity, and
suggested that a back door or other features could be added to the Zerocoin protocol to allow police, as one example, to track money laundering."
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2013/03/bitcoin-zerocoin.htmlIf you are referring to the recent IRS ruling...my guess is that the government will still consider tax evasion as criminal activity.