The key to winning the encryption fight is not in nuanced arguments, but to call anti-encryption/client-side scanning laws what they are: mandatory submission of all private communication to government inspection.
Because ultimately that is what those laws serve. Targeted surveillance can already be accomplished by planting a bug on the suspect's hardware, or pointing a telescopic lens/hidden camera at their monitor/keyboard. You only need encryption back-doors if you want to surveil in bulk.
Because ultimately that is what those laws serve. Targeted surveillance can already be accomplished by planting a bug on the suspect's hardware, or pointing a telescopic lens/hidden camera at their monitor/keyboard. You only need encryption back-doors if you want to surveil in bulk.