[djaque]

Exactly! The body in charge of setting the rules is made up primarily of law enforcement and holds no accountability to the public. I have no doubt that if they are handed this opportunity to make encryption uneconomical for companies, they will take it.

Expert opinions about the effect of adding backdoors/ending encryptiin on safety won't matter to them.

[ct520]

You mean the same government that fly's sting rays around? Gets illegal pings on cell phones from service providers? The government that put warrant-less tracking devices on cars? Nah - that government is cool bro. They definitely have our best interest in mind.