The question is better posed as "Can encryption put the morals of 'you know who' back in place?" As I see it encryption works against your average trouble make

The question is better posed as "Can encryption put the morals of 'you know who' back in place?" As I see it encryption works against your average trouble maker. But the current wave essays that the data needs to be protected from even more people. Definitions like GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE, etc. Traditionally the GOVT needs that info to make macro-level decisions, so it was trusted by most people. CORPS on other hand could get that info, and the GOVT was supposed to regulate that process. Now it seems that the GOVT has gone beyond its neutral stance, but wait! it is actually not the GOVT, but the individuals at fault here. If you see this problem as something induced by corporate greed, than its possible to see this situation from a tech-security-guy-point-of-view as: The GOVT needs to keep all the windows safe from such greed, and the CORPS just need few windows to get inside, just like in Computer Security. Now join reality with this hypothesis, and ask yourself this: How many politicians fail to draw a line between: (1) cooperation (with CORPS) for "selfish" reasons (2) cooperation (with CORPS) for "democratic" reasons Now yes, historically many politicians have fallen prey to this type of thing, but up to what extent? You take succumb to it sometimes or regularly on a personal level? And yes, many corporate individuals/entities feel that they are at disadvantage if they don't cheat slightly, but does it stays within the self drawn line called "slightly/just a bit" or goes beyond it? At the end it becomes a chicken and egg problem. But is that really impossible to solve? Is the encryption alone or together with other things answer to this dilemma? And is it okay to sit at home, knowing you have the antidote to all the problems in the world, and let everyone outside "go to hell?" PS: Seemingly, the traditional 4th party: Elite evil hackers seems to be in line, thanks to a lot of people in US security structure working against them.