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> But then the governments will legislate against citizens usage of the technology.

No, given some exceptions (think dictators trying), that's not going to happen, right? At that point it's not a technological issue. You're talking about the right to be cryptical in everyday speech.

Edit: or, in a different approach, they'd have to forbid (private) use of (some) algorithms. Again, that sounds like you'll have bigger issues then, no?

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There is a growing minority of people who think this is the way the world is going. Trends in legislation in this area within Western democracies seems to indicate that privacy is being consistently attacked in the name of protecting the wider public.