Unfortunately, any technological progress is hostage to public policy. Unless the voting public starts valuing their privacy more, the government can simply le

Unfortunately, any technological progress is hostage to public policy. Unless the voting public starts valuing their privacy more, the government can simply legislate around stronger crypto. They can mandate key escrow, ban encryption altogether, or be old fashioned about it and send letters demanding you hand over the private key. Don't like it? Go to jail.