Several EU governments use Matrix - so yeah, there's a paradox here. On one hand Element (the company set up by the core Matrix team) depends on government work to keep the lights on for Matrix work, but on the other hand we feel a clear responsibility to push back on backdoors, given backdoors are intrinsically flawed and dangerous. This is why we're proposing a (hopefully) better alternative instead (and this is also why we're soliciting funding to support reputation work via the Matrix.org Foundation at [email protected], just in case any YC billionaires happen to be reading this...)

It's probably something along the lines of 'guns for me but not for thee'. But they don't even have the excuse of encryption actively hurting anyone, so it's more like 'strong walls for me but not for thee'

It does hinder police investigations, so it comes down to how much harm you think obstructing the police causes.

So does the right to a trial, habeas corpus, the need for a warrant, juries, the right to remain silent and many other protections...

> strong walls for me but not for thee

Good analogy, especially because governments themselves are living in the same walls (i.e. using the same apps) and this effort will hurt their own security.

No it simply means two leagues, just like before. Politicians have tools that are not accessible to the citizen. Nothing new in a way :)

They use allright it when it's for their own benefit.