> There is a reason why we had strict regulations (a dirty word on HN, I know) for "old fashioned" mail and telephone. I would argue that the reason had to do

> There is a reason why we had strict regulations (a dirty word on HN, I know) for "old fashioned" mail and telephone. I would argue that the reason had to do with the fact that you couldn't encrypt, and you couldn't choose your provider. In a time when people could encrypt everything if they just cared, and when there are a ton of mostly independent ways to contact people and it's even easy to host your own, I wouldn't say that such regulations would be a good idea.