You didn't address the point or at least your answer is parallel to your original comment. What would "the wealthy and powerful" do that I can't? What encryptio

You didn't address the point or at least your answer is parallel to your original comment. What would "the wealthy and powerful" do that I can't? What encryption will they have exclusive access to? > the “elected ones” will keep using crypto because laws don’t typically apply to the wealthy and powerful. Sectéra phones/modules never made it outside of mandated government use because encryption (and security in general) only works if it's there on both ends and people want to use it. So pretty much the only option is with software on top of your smartphone of choice (like POTUS and the hardened Blackberry with encryption software on top). Already both presidents and presidential candidates alike repeatedly bypassed security measures in the interest of comfort and usability. In fewer words people want their iPhones (Samsungs? whatever) and they don't want to only talk to people who also have "the special phone", rather just a piece of software. So I can't really see how "the wealthy and powerful" would have exclusive access to that encryption and make any meaningful use of it. Good encryption options are like backdoor keys: once they're out there sooner or later everyone will have access to them.