> This argument is pointless. No government has jurisdiction over the laws of mathematics. No government can prevent encryption. No government can keep people f

> This argument is pointless. No government has jurisdiction over the laws of mathematics. No government can prevent encryption. No government can keep people from layering their own encryption over whatever flawed system the government mandates. While I think there are significant arguments against encryption, this one doesn't make sense to me because laws can stop widespread usage even if they cannot eliminate it. I would draw a comparison to other forms of illegal data that even today cannot be stopped, but which have resulted in far less usage and industrial support.