On device client side scanning requires a DRM for devices. This means you could not install Linux on computers, you must only install what the hardware lets yo

On device client side scanning requires a DRM for devices. This means you could not install Linux on computers, you must only install what the hardware lets you install, from some cryptographic chip. Besides encryption, besides all else. This would lead to a world where whatever levels of control could be put on devices, they will. - Iran phones won't let you install free communications apps. - Chinese phones won't let you install VPNs. - Indian phones will put a backdoor into your encryption PGP, so it can sign messages acting on your behalf, or DocuSign behalf. This isn't talking about Apple phones that do not let you install software you want. This is saying there will be a MARKET restriction in the European Union, such that a free product IS NOT POSSIBLE. --- However there are truths: 1. Once hardware is published it cannot be changed on the fly. 2. Peer to peer protocols cannot be stopped. As long as hardware is not locked, and people still can code, there is hope.