I support a ban on encryption.  &#x2F;s<p>Any time something is banned, it becomes more prevalent and governments lose any semblance of control that they may have had on a thing.  Such a ban would also force people to re-think security.  There is a false sense of security if a thing uses an encrypted transport, or has an encrypted disk.  This only partially hinders accessing data by people that are not supposed to have it.  I should not have to start documenting the ways to side-step current implementations of encryption, right?  This is the Hacker News, so most of you should already know at least some of the methods.<p>OK, back to reality.  A ban would legalize what is already being done.  There would be no more need for individuals to risk their own safety by breaking gag orders, NSL&#x27;s, court orders, et al.  Everyone would be painfully aware of what is being monitored.<p>BTW, I am being partially sarcastic here.  The 3 letter agencies are nodding their heads as they read this.  A ban on encryption would be highly detrimental to their operations.  Such bans would be dead in the water or have their teeth removed before seeing the light of day.