So... what are the modern day equivalents? I do think drugs still apply, but not as much. But for things like encryption and private communications, there are

So... what are the modern day equivalents? I do think drugs still apply, but not as much. But for things like encryption and private communications, there are others. And like with drugs, the thing they target aren't innocent. Many drugs are bad, some are downright horrendous. Part of the genius of their plan is that they do stick to things that aren't innocent and just make them even more guilty than they already are.