Just as E2EE can be used for crime, channels without E2EE can also be utilized for crime - mostly for blackmail, and especially if it gets compromised. Even if

Just as E2EE can be used for crime, channels without E2EE can also be utilized for crime - mostly for blackmail, and especially if it gets compromised. Even if you trust all actors involved in non-E2EE communication channel you can never assume that: * This channel won't be compromised(hacking, wiretapping etc) * That all actors involved(ISP, VPN host) will always stay trustworthy Latter part is also related to laws - if you cannot prove that law cannot be abused by a bad actor then it shouldn't be a law. Also banning encryption won't change the fact that it will be used. Criminals will still use it to hide their action, plus there is always steganography. Also one of basic rules of law is "Innocent until proven guilty", banning E2EE basically reverses that. I love the "nothing to fear, nothing to hide" argument, just reverse it and instead of applying to general populace - apply it to government as whole. Rules should work both ways - if citizens have nothing to fear if they have nothing to hide, the same should apply to all politicians and all government agencies.