> Sometimes a government is to blame, but eventually it's just us. What do you mean? The tendency for bad guys to exploit bugs is really important. But the

> Sometimes a government is to blame, but eventually it's just us. What do you mean? The tendency for bad guys to exploit bugs is really important. But the fact that a government deliberately broke security for everyone is an additional thing, not a special case. And its worthwhile noting that it is a failure mode we can expect from governments. The US had a realistic concern that opposing nations would use strong crypto against them. The trouble was that they put that concern above all the other consequences that followed from their laws. The policy makers probably couldn't even imagine most of those consequences. It is in the nature of legislation that it can amplify whatever particular concern captures the political imagination without having to consider the broader picture.