The language in this comment may be hyperbolic but the sentiment is on point. Phrases like “responsible encryption recovery” are Orwellian indeed, since it can

The language in this comment may be hyperbolic but the sentiment is on point. Phrases like “responsible encryption recovery” are Orwellian indeed, since it can only be code for “government mandated backdoor”. This is not a paranoid hypothetical; such mandates already exist in our world. Visit any dictatorship to discover the consequences. So the fascist epithet sticks as well. Mealy-mouthed calls for “compromise” in this regard deserve a robust reply.