Morality is subjective at the edges. We all share a common morality, otherwise our society would not function. Most of the common morality is captured by laws.<p>I completely agree with you that law enforcement officers will see it that way. I posit that that is a matter of limited perspective. They see backdoors as a means to catch criminals, and do not consider the implications for surveillance, democracy and freedom at all.<p>This paper is not aimed at them, it is aimed at the cryptographers, who could hopefully more easily understand that perspective.