A Back Door to Encryption Won't Stop Terrorists
Encryption backdoors are a lightning-rod topic on HN, but instead of repeating all the common-talking points, I'd suggest the following:<p>Think through something like this, outside of your expertise, that you think the powers-that-be should just do.  Maybe it's something with your local municipality's approach to road resurfacing, maybe it's the quarterback on your favorite football team, maybe it's your local zoning board.<p>Chances are better than even that there is a decent technical reason why they don't do what they do.  Looking at things that way will save you a lot of headache in your life, and set you on the path to getting on someone's side to affect change, rather than just being another shrill voice yelling against them.<p>So politicians and intelligence services calling for encryption want, institutionally, to keep people safe.  How can tech companies do that without breaking or backdooring encryption?  That's the real problem to solve, and the first person to figure out how to do that will be way ahead.