But those are not the same thing. Encryption in this case would be like the location of the kid and bomb being kept secret. The bad guy may have told someone i

But those are not the same thing. Encryption in this case would be like the location of the kid and bomb being kept secret. The bad guy may have told someone in person where the location is... or sent an encrypted email. But unless you were involved in either conversation, you are still in the dark.