[SageRaven]

Earlier this summer, there was news that the FBI was trying to help the Brazilian government access data related to a financial crime of some sort. TrueCrypt was the method used and it (supposedly) thwarted the FBI's efforts. Just google "fbi truecrypt" for the sources.

But here's the thing... I'm not paranoid in the style of "The Lone Gunmen," but this news never quite passed the sniff test. I find it difficult to believe that if the FBI was unable to crack a TrueCrypt volume that they'd let that particular cat out of the bag.

I conclude two possible motives: 1) Subterfuge to get people feeling "safe" with a method that can be broken; or 2) Demonization of strong crypto in the media as a prelude to criminalizing its use (or at least the refusal to hand over keys, as in the UK).