> I fail to see how restrictions on encryption software would have a different outcome.
The enforcement of any law passed would of course be impossible.
The reason we fight it is the implications. While our government and people depend on access to such encrypted communications, our society won't be focused on the right kind of ways to keep each other safe.
So, we should educate each other on the facts and prepare each other for a future where more and more criminals will communicate in hidden ways. On balance, we will be better off with encryption, because there are more good things that come with it than bad. But the bad things are something we can either choose to prepare for, or pretend they do not exist. I choose to prepare.
The enforcement of any law passed would of course be impossible.
The reason we fight it is the implications. While our government and people depend on access to such encrypted communications, our society won't be focused on the right kind of ways to keep each other safe.
So, we should educate each other on the facts and prepare each other for a future where more and more criminals will communicate in hidden ways. On balance, we will be better off with encryption, because there are more good things that come with it than bad. But the bad things are something we can either choose to prepare for, or pretend they do not exist. I choose to prepare.