Part of the issue is that the dragnet activity the NSA/FBI have been conducting -- and their new moves to share this data with local law enforcement in violatio

Part of the issue is that the dragnet activity the NSA/FBI have been conducting -- and their new moves to share this data with local law enforcement in violation of previous promises -- has destroyed anyone's trust in the social contract. People rightfully do not trust that any powers granted to government via any form of key escrow or backdoor system would be used only in conformance with the law. Obama himself has acted in such a way as to destroy anyone's trust in him. He promised to be on the side of 'transparency,' but as near as I can see he's no better than Bush II in this regard. He has no credibility on this issue at all. ... and it's also important to note that we in Western democracies are developing and deploying tech that is going to be used in far less liberal countries with far less rule of law. Any backdoor/escrow system that we create is also going to be made available to dictators who want to persecute and kill. If it's bad for us, it's going to be deadly to the unlucky souls who live under much less civilized regimes.