Rubber hose cryptoanalysis doesn't scale all that well. Sure, you can build a traditional surveillance apparatus to find and squash and dissidence, but unencryp

Rubber hose cryptoanalysis doesn't scale all that well. Sure, you can build a traditional surveillance apparatus to find and squash and dissidence, but unencrypted internet makes this a lot cheaper and more effective. At the very least you can force your opposition to give up the advantages of digital communication, and catch those that don't (and change public online discourse through chilling effects)