Encryption isn't just about hiding your documents. It is also about securing your assets and providing identification.
- The passwords on your bitcoin wallet give you the authority to spend your money.
- Your encrypted signature requires your private key so other's know your message came from you.
So, this law gives the government the ability to impersonate you and consume/use your assets in an unrecoverable way.
While the government might not have the authority to impersonate you or spend your money, they do have the authority to acquire the means to do so. And then all it takes is one dishonest person working for the government to use that information maliciously.
- The passwords on your bitcoin wallet give you the authority to spend your money.
- Your encrypted signature requires your private key so other's know your message came from you.
So, this law gives the government the ability to impersonate you and consume/use your assets in an unrecoverable way.
While the government might not have the authority to impersonate you or spend your money, they do have the authority to acquire the means to do so. And then all it takes is one dishonest person working for the government to use that information maliciously.