I never said that encryption should be prohibited. I am arguing that there are no easy answers as to what should be the default. But it's easy to make these kin

I never said that encryption should be prohibited. I am arguing that there are no easy answers as to what should be the default. But it's easy to make these kind of simplistic conclusions, isn't it? And yes, prohibition and regulation of explosives does make it a lot harder for terrorists and the like to use it. In fact, many are caught in the act of procuring those. That would actually be an argument in favor of outlawing encryption, because then you could equally detect criminal activity by looking for people encrypting their messages. Which I don't propose, because encryption is more broadly and genuinely useful than explosives or guns are.