👤 Mark Dain bits.blogs.nytimes... -- I'm so numb to this I'm starting to not care. If the government passes this law, how can they realistically stop people from using encrypted chat programs?

👤 Dave Walk Wow, he's basically saying publicly that he wants to do what the NSA does secretly.

👤 Martijn That's actually pretty good. If wiretapping gets publicly discussed by your government the representatives you have voted for will more easily be able to speak on your behalf. A politician must be able to state they want to implement nationwide wiretapping, and the voters must then be able to laugh at them and not elect them ever again.