> optional encryption is better than nothing It's strictly worse than nothing. Opting to use optional end-to-end encryption basically shouts to your local frie

> optional encryption is better than nothing It's strictly worse than nothing. Opting to use optional end-to-end encryption basically shouts to your local friendly dictatorship, "Hey, look at this person!" Would you like that kind of attention? There are no such concerns with mandatory end-to-end encryption. It probably would be banned altogether, but that's a different problem.