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Re:The Myth of Consumer-Grade Security by DuskStar on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @01:10PM (#20821763)
Assuming those keys are truly secure, two reasons:

1. No one trusts the government not to abuse such a power. "Only usable with a valid court order" my ass.

2. The government doesn't trust citizens not to change around the escrow keys used (which would prevent them from decrypting things)

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Re:The Myth of Consumer-Grade Security by mabbo on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @01:59PM (#20822295)
"a valid court order" is an impossible task. Courts are run by judges, who are human and subject to bribing, blackmail, or being wrong.
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