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Well, there might be conflicting interests within government. From a consumer advocate perspective government might want to demand this. From an intelligence services perspective you might want companies to lie.



> From an intelligence services perspective you might want companies to lie.

No, I don't. I don't want companies to lie. You can collect intelligence the same way we've been collecting intelligence for our entire history on this planet prior to E2E comms. E2E isn't a hindrance, it's a way to enforce limitations on government overreach.

No freedom is without compromise.


You don't. But I'm afraid that is the reality. The only way to change that is by law and then vigorous enforcement of law. That isn't likely to happen.


You are presumably not an intelligence agency.




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