Exactly. So the police and government were never able to catch criminals before 1990? Terrorism or kiddie porn are just red herrings to scale people into giving

Exactly. So the police and government were never able to catch criminals before 1990? Terrorism or kiddie porn are just red herrings to scale people into giving up control. When someone asks for this kind of backdoor, I want to ask them to hand me their unlocked phone. "But you have nothing to hide, right? You aren't breaking any laws, right? I promise not to share this information with anyone!"