&quot;Which makes your argument pointless&quot;<p>Of course it doesn&#x27;t, and that&#x27;s not what I meant.  I didn&#x27;t mean wholesale outlaw, as in no one would be allowed to use it.  Governments can mandate consumer communication technology, for example, like they are trying to do with Apple now.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;betanews.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;17&#x2F;tim-cook-apple-wont-weaken-encryption-but-is-willing-to-cooperate-with-uk-government" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;betanews.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;17&#x2F;tim-cook-apple-wont-weaken-en...</a>