There&#x27;s a number of forces aligned here against ubiquitous encryption. Private comms are just the subset, but they have to be considered together.<p>- content holders want to make sure you&#x27;re paying for every byte you consume [1]<p>- marketing intel and ad networks always need more about you by any means [2]<p>- contractors want to sell their data vacuums [3]<p>- law enforcement wants a precrime db even if it&#x27;s illegal [stingray]<p>- government control of populace, yadda yadda [4]<p>- because encryption kills children [5], I&#x27;m not making this up<p>- congress critters need to appear to be doing _something_ about $threat even if they know it will be shot down later in judicial challenge<p>And arrayed against all that is one little tattered document from a bunch of idealists that only the People seem to read.<p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;netflix-vpn-access-lock-down-overseas-users-geoblock&#x2F;#" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;netflix-vpn-access-lock-down-overse...</a>!<p>2. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11085650" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11085650</a><p>3. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;maplight.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;73373" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;maplight.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;73373</a><p>4. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thedailybeast.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2013&#x2F;06&#x2F;12&#x2F;the-military-industrial-complex-is-real-and-it-s-bigger-than-ever.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thedailybeast.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2013&#x2F;06&#x2F;12&#x2F;the-militar...</a><p>5. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cryptocoinsnews.com&#x2F;encryption-kill-children" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cryptocoinsnews.com&#x2F;encryption-kill-children</a>