> “Such access will open doors through which criminals and malicious nation-states can attack the very individuals law enforcement seeks to defend,”
And there's the nut. The concern of law enforcement is not protection of citizens, it's ease of prosecution and resume building.
No one can claim credit for a general environment of ongoing secure communication, but cops and prosecutors can definitely claim credit for specific arrests and prosecutions, even if that general security environment is all but destroyed.
In fact, the more breaches, the more crimes, the more cops and prosecutors are needed. Job protection.
And there's the nut. The concern of law enforcement is not protection of citizens, it's ease of prosecution and resume building.
No one can claim credit for a general environment of ongoing secure communication, but cops and prosecutors can definitely claim credit for specific arrests and prosecutions, even if that general security environment is all but destroyed.
In fact, the more breaches, the more crimes, the more cops and prosecutors are needed. Job protection.