I don&#x27;t think this bill has much chance of being enacted, but if it was, what would stop me from buying an encrypted phone in another state and using it in New York? New Jersey is just a quick train ride away from NYC.<p>There&#x27;s no way they could actually ban the possession or use of encrypted phones in NY, since the state is full of visitors from other states and countries (not to mention daily commuters from neighboring states).<p>I imagine there are also a lot of state legislators who wouldn&#x27;t want their private communications to be available to the authorities. Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the NY State Assembly, was recently convicted on corruption charges, and he&#x27;s just the tip of the iceberg in our corrupt state government. These guys aren&#x27;t likely to pass a law that would make it easier to gather evidence against them.