| There's a number of forces aligned here against ubiquitous encryption. Private comms are just the subset, but they have to be considered together. - content holders want to make sure you're paying for every byte you consume [1] - marketing intel and ad networks always need more about you by any means [2] - contractors want to sell their data vacuums [3] - law enforcement wants a precrime db even if it's illegal [stingray] - government control of populace, yadda yadda [4] - because encryption kills children [5], I'm not making this up - congress critters need to appear to be doing _something_ about $threat even if they know it will be shot down later in judicial challenge And arrayed against all that is one little tattered document from a bunch of idealists that only the People seem to read. 1. http://www.cnet.com/news/netflix-vpn-access-lock-down-overse...! 2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11085650 3. http://maplight.org/content/73373 4. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/06/12/the-militar... 5. https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/encryption-kill-children |
Even your average citizen understands encryption on the basic level and what the backdoor means. No, they don't understand the technical underpinnings of how it works, but they know it means privacy that cannot be bypassed, and many are willing to give up that privacy if it means getting what they want elsewhere. You can lob the scares of "are you sure you have nothing to hide?" to any proponent of encryption as much as you like, but in all honesty they've made the assessment already and have decided that it's worth the gamble. Proponents of encryption aren't the victims of some massive disinformation campaign, they're just making a really bad decision despite the available evidence, and it's turning out to be an overwhelmingly popular decision.