> they can also require Microsoft, Apple and Google to put in a master-key. And I don't see a problem with that. I do. How much do you suppose such keys would

> they can also require Microsoft, Apple and Google to put in a master-key. And I don't see a problem with that. I do. How much do you suppose such keys would be worth? Trillions of dollars? Every nation-state and criminal organization on the planet would be after those keys. They'd use every technical and social trick in the book, including assassination, to get them. The loss would be inevitable, swift, and disastrous.