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You are confusing policy with mechanism. There is no good solution right now for lawful access to E2EE messages, but the blanket opposition to it prevents are w

• wffurr 6y ago
  The two are inextricably intertwined. Only the sender or recipient can provide lawful access to an end-to-end encrypted message. That's the whole point of end-to-end encryption. e.g. an informant can take screenshots or copy the message text or a defendant can be compelled to provide their fingerprint by subpoena.
• cyphar 6y ago
  There is no solution because by definition any solution must be some kind of backdoor -- the explicitly stated goal is to allow retrospective access to encrypted communication without the consent or knowledge of the parties involved. To me, that is almost a textbook definition of a backdoor in an encrypted communication protocol. The blanket opposition isn't out of stubbornness and lack of understanding, it's because there is no way to simultaneously satisfy people who want a backdoor in every E2EE communication protocols and those who don't.