> How would we live in a world with perfect encryption? That question is indeed addressed if you read the article. Toward the end: > "There are lots of existi

> How would we live in a world with perfect encryption? That question is indeed addressed if you read the article. Toward the end: > "There are lots of existing techniques law enforcement can use," Dr Steven Murdoch, a cyber-security researcher in the department of computer science at University College London told the BBC News website. > "One of them is traffic analysis, which is looking at patterns of communications, eg who is talking to who, when and from what location. > "The other one is hacking - equipment interference in British law - which can happen before data is encrypted and after it's been decrypted, so there are still ways for law enforcement to gain access to information." If the E.U. is considering this legislation, you can be sure the member countries' spy agencies are confident in their ability to hack and do traffic analysis. Probably a better (though still highly theoretical) way to phrase your question is this: How would we live in a world where there are no bugs to exploit?