Every tragedy will be used to further the cause of totalitarianism. The contents of this article, and every identical piece that is written after every new disaster, is  less worthy of HN discussion than this broader issue. Encryption is the primary facilitator of privacy in our current times, and privacy is a fundamental human right. Law enforcement doesn&#x27;t understand this, they only know &quot;getting the baddies&quot;. And in times where violence is at an all time low despite recent tragedies, &quot;getting the baddies&quot; is decreasingly important relative to the preservation of rights.