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I'd imagine that companies would get licenses to use encryption in limited and restricted circumstances, such as for DRM or basic system security. The user won'

I'd imagine that companies would get licenses to use encryption in limited and restricted circumstances, such as for DRM or basic system security. The user won't be able to use strong encryption, but only backdoored or weak encryption to keep the average attacker out.

parineum 5y ago
> but only backdoored or weak encryption to keep the average attacker out. I realize this is likely not your argument but the only thing that does is delay the access to data, not prevent it. Private keys will eventually leak, if not publicly, through nation state espionage. Weak encryption prevents the average attacker today but not the average attacker in the future.
baash05 5y ago
But I'd assume that license wouldn't be an easy thing to get. So it would be rich companies getting it. It would price innovation out of the market. Also, not sure what you mean by weak encryption. An average attacker now has access to decrypting tools out of the box (with a few Linux distros) so wep isn't stopping anyone really. Even noobs can be trained to crack with an hour of youtube.