It would be financially detrimental for any country.  Technology is going to play a bigger and bigger role in the future of all businesses, and stifling it now will hurt its growth in whatever countries try to limit it in this way.  I say try because encryption and mathematics are not governed by human laws.<p>Plus, the government relies on encryption for communication too.  Are they going to say that only certain government officials should be allowed to use secure devices?  What happens when someone in government wants to have a private conversation with someone in the private sector?  The private sector person will need a secure device too, and we&#x27;re back where we started.<p>The fact is our government needs to figure out how to keep us safe without relying on backdoors.