I think the better option is a system where the cloud provider cannot decrypt the files, and they’re not obligated to lift a finger to help the police because they have no knowledge of the content at all
In my opinion, despite the technical merits of an algorithm, encryption is only as trustworthy as the computer who generates and holds a private key.
I would personally not knowingly use a cloud provider to commit a crime. That is a fairly naive take to assume because your browser is https that data at rest and in process isn’t somehow observable.
And I see where you’re coming from but I am afraid that position severely overestimates the will of US people to trade freedom/privacy for security and the legislature to hold citizens’ privacy in such high regard.
I would personally not knowingly use a cloud provider to commit a crime. That is a fairly naive take to assume because your browser is https that data at rest and in process isn’t somehow observable.
And I see where you’re coming from but I am afraid that position severely overestimates the will of US people to trade freedom/privacy for security and the legislature to hold citizens’ privacy in such high regard.