I don&#x27;t understand why respect would be part of this, or loyalty, patriotism, or whatever.  Do you really think the best strategy to defend against an adversary is to shame them into behaving?<p>This is about what&#x27;s cryptographically possible and what isn&#x27;t.  I don&#x27;t frankly care if <i>anyone</i> respects my privacy, what I want is the ability to shut adversaries out, period, using math.<p>This decision means companies can say &#x27;no&#x27;.  That&#x27;s a win, because it lets the math be possible in the first place.