Yeah ok, but the state should respect the privacy of the individuals in all cases, not just because there are technological barriers to prevent it from violatin

Yeah ok, but the state should respect the privacy of the individuals in all cases, not just because there are technological barriers to prevent it from violating it. Encryption is a technology; it's a tool. All tools can be broken, subverted, avoided. Privacy is a legal right. There are no physical walls high enough to prevent the state from entering my house if it chooses do to so; the only way to keep the state out of my house is by legal means -- ie, ironically, by regulations and more state, not less.