[osivertsson]

There is a value for me that emergency services can enter my home with force if I'm in distress.

But what is the value for me that someone else than the indended recipient can read a message I wanted to keep private?

[aaronmhatch]

There is no clear value to you, just like there is no value to you that a criminal could break into your window and watch you sleeping at night. For your security and privacy, you'd be better off having no windows.

That an unintended person can read your private messages is an unfortunate consequence of compromise. What we'd have to do is figure out a way to implement a security system that detects all intruders via cyber-forensics or whatever other effective means.

I see the consequences of unrestricted encryption as more severe than the consequences of restricted encryption.