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I still think that is a rather literal interpretation of what he is saying. Forcing companies to allow access to data seems much more realistic, though admitted

I still think that is a rather literal interpretation of what he is saying. Forcing companies to allow access to data seems much more realistic, though admittedly doesn't meet the condition "no safe space for [terrorists] to talk to each other". But maybe he is a complete moron. Presumably he is going to ban the XOR operation since with a one-time pad...

spuz 12y ago
If he forces major companies to provide access to their data, that still leaves minor companies or open source projects to do what they want and therefore still leaves the bad guys with a place to hide. The only alternative is to ban encryption for all but those who agree to allow access by the government (with a warrant of course) which while possible is highly implausible given how much internet traffic is currently encrypted.