I understand the reasoning for this recommendation but as this paper shows there is also a danger in going along with what&#x27;s popular, even if it&#x27;s the best currently recommended practices. If you as a reasonably well-versed engineer can come up with a custom implementation it would be more likely that you&#x27;ll be protected from mass surveillance. Even if your implementation has some weaknesses you won&#x27;t be caught up in a dragnet. Assuming the eye of Sauron does not look right at you, meaning a government-level adversary targets you directly.