"If the general public is given a choice between super secret internet messaging, or the current status quo, they will go for the latter. This is because the fo

"If the general public is given a choice between super secret internet messaging, or the current status quo, they will go for the latter. This is because the former hampers law enforcement's ability to track down criminals and terrorists." I don't know where you live but that's not my experience thankfully. Why? Because the opinion is (including mine) that the vast majority of crimes should not be crimes at all (in this case all drugs should be freely available for adults to buy) and terrorist acts will happen whether you spy on citizens or not anyway.