I agree that it helps (though I'm probably more pessimistic about how much it helps). I wanted to counter the assertion that "There's no way it can be banned to

I agree that it helps (though I'm probably more pessimistic about how much it helps). I wanted to counter the assertion that "There's no way it can be banned today, though" (which I should have quoted). Even a disconcertingly non-trivial number of western lawmakers make regular noises about requiring all encryption to be backdoored.