The idea that we can't solve this problem as a society -- I just don't buy it.
Well, I don't buy that the good US Government (as a whole) is going to use the power of "backdoor" to do any good. One good example is when US George Bush confronted Saudi Arabia about them buying from Airbus. The information came from an encrypted email between Saudi Arabia and Airbus which the NSA was able to intercept & decipher.
Next, I don't also "buy it" that the good US Government knows how to keep this "backdoor" within the US Government. (I mean, ETERNAL BLUE, ring a ding-ding anyone?)
Seriously, if the US Government want decryption keys or encryption back doors, then this should go "both ways": (Highly) Confidential documents be open to the public.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
