Which is perfectly acceptable. However, we're computer experts. Most of us know how to encrypt. The common man doesn't. If we (the experts) go on the digital lam, the NSA still wins, because they get the common man.
We need to make crypto easier, we need to provide tools everyone can use. It's our responsibility to educate the masses. Otherwise we're just as antisocial as the governments.
I agree with this. The NSA already has exceptions that allow them to keep encrypted data forever as they attempt to crack it. They have the law on their side and when they don't, they change it or fudge with loose interpretations.
And even if encryption were to continue, next thing you know, we will hear about other technologies. Some crazy BIOS back doors, exploits, or chip-level garbage.
To my mind, this is a legal issue more than a techical one. We shouldn't have to play cat-and-mouse with our government to protect our privacy. They need to be reined in legally, and all of this nonsense made punishable by law.
They already tried and failed to require a back door. There is a reasonable argument that the government does not want to make crypto software contraband.
In any case, foreign hackers are still going to be after your data. It's insane that we don't have easy routine encryption of communications and data storage.
