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May I suggest, a brief reading of the Wikipedia article on Crypto Wars[0]:

The Crypto Wars is an unofficial name for the attempts of the United States (US) and allied governments to limit the public's and foreign nations' access to cryptography strong enough to thwart decryption by national intelligence agencies, especially the National Security Agency (NSA).

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_Wars



All of this just seems like government is developing an addiction for lazy police work.

A dragnet approach of digital malware and backdoors is a form of automated policing that will always be as unpopular as red light traffic ticket cameras.

Society has always accepted that some criminals going free is the price we pay for having our rights be respected.

I hope things get better here.




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