Well, yes... but then, by openly encrypting your traffic, you would be stating that you are a law-abiding, technically sophisticated citizen, willing to provide

Well, yes... but then, by openly encrypting your traffic, you would be stating that you are a law-abiding, technically sophisticated citizen, willing to provide decryption keys to legitimated law enforcement officials with an appropriate order. People with real secrets to hide ought to escalate to steganography + subliminal channel communications.