>What about encryption which works against users' freedom, things like DRM, "trusted" boot and the whole idea of mandatory forced trust, etc.? Isn't this a "fr

>What about encryption which works against users' freedom, things like DRM, "trusted" boot and the whole idea of mandatory forced trust, etc.? Isn't this a "freedom from/freedom to" distinction?[0] People should be free to use encryption. People should be free to use software to break DRM. People should be free to create, use and sell hardware which limits the behavior of software. Using hardware to hide keys from software for instance is a common DRM usecase, but it has applications in security and privacy as well (SGX or Apple's enclave for example). People should be free not to use DRM as well. The problem, it seems to me, is should technology be used to enhance or degrade a users agency and security? The technology, including hardware which limits software behavior, can be used in both directions. [0]: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/liberty-positive-negative/ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/liberty-positive-negative/