This is a pet peeve of mine, let me know if I'm being a pedant: Encryption that is out of your control is encryption in a specific, meaningful sense. I believe

This is a pet peeve of mine, let me know if I'm being a pedant: Encryption that is out of your control is encryption in a specific, meaningful sense. I believe to effectively use encryption, you have to understand the trade-offs involved and limitations of the technology. So, Google's encryption is terrific in terms of protecting you from war-drivers. But it won't protect you from the focused attention of the FBI. That doesn't make it good or bad, it's a tool with specific uses and limitations. I think that lesson needs to be absorbed with all forms of encryption. It's a particularly dangerous area to pop-sci oversimplify.