[Wowfunhappy]

> Assume that it is good that the government be able to snoop on your text messages. Why not in-person conversations as well?

Playing devil's advocate: in most US states, the FBI can in fact plant someone with a wire to record a private conversation. They don't have the resources to record all in-person conversations, but maybe they would if they could.

[jon_adler]

Isn’t a warrant required in advance to place the recording device? Many unencrypted messages will be recorded automatically and be retrievable indefinitely.

[steve_taylor]

AI makes it a lot more feasible.