"being able to crack full disk encryption is vital for the prosecution of white-collar criminals, child porn ringleaders, pharmaceutical spam barons, and the cu

"being able to crack full disk encryption is vital for the prosecution of white-collar criminals, child porn ringleaders, pharmaceutical spam barons, and the curtailment of terrorism" Again, there is a terrorist and "child porn ringleader" hiding under every rock. Before computers and full disk encryption people used other forms of information hiding, and the world did not end. If the only evidence for a crime is to be found on some encrypted disk drive, it would be a weak case anyway.