I wish more non-technical people understood the fundamental point that many security measures are binary. Either they are secure and no-one has a back door that can compromise them, or they are not and anyone could have a back door that can compromise them, but there is no middle ground where only a politician's preferred government agents have a back door.
When I see comments like former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull's "Well the laws of Australia prevail in Australia, I can assure you of that. The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia", I despair. Such profound ignorance should be kept well away from any sort of power. Regrettably, we haven't yet found a modern King Canute who can demonstrate the principle to our politicians and leave them without any doubt.
When I see comments like former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull's "Well the laws of Australia prevail in Australia, I can assure you of that. The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia", I despair. Such profound ignorance should be kept well away from any sort of power. Regrettably, we haven't yet found a modern King Canute who can demonstrate the principle to our politicians and leave them without any doubt.