The idea of a secure golden key would be wonderful if you could always trust the keepers of that key to do the right thing. But you can't. The same applies to t

The idea of a secure golden key would be wonderful if you could always trust the keepers of that key to do the right thing. But you can't. The same applies to the idea of "you have nothing to fear if you have nothing to hide", which incorrectly assumes that what you perceive today as nothing to hide will always be perceived the same way by others that can view your communications. The ironic thing is that eventually, those that the golden key is aimed at today will probably be the least hurt by it. The bad guys will take precautions and not trust the security of public services (they'll be using their own secure channels) while the good guys will continue to loose their privacy and liberty.