I&#x27;m pro-encryption, but I think your argument is lazy and not fact-based. We see from this article that criminals are not particularly skilled at hiding their communications.<p>You and I both want a world where encryption is ubiquitous and easy to use. Where text messages are somehow encrypted-by-default. That does mean in this instance police would have had to use some other means to apprehend Abaaoud. That&#x27;s a cost of everyone having privacy. Banning encryption will stop the majority of violent&#x2F;petty criminals who are not educated and poorly funded from using it. I won&#x27;t claim otherwise. I think the answer, as always, is educating people and making sure they have decent responsibilities and resources at their disposal so they won&#x27;t want to do harm. People who can trust their government to give them privacy and protect their interests won&#x27;t lash out.