Cory Doctorow: Australia is pushing for a ban on secure encryption in the US, Canada, UK and New Zealand, as well as Australia.

The article argues that insecure systems would be vulnerable to "bad guys" as well as the governments of these countries. I am not willing to presume that these governments are "good guys". The UK thugs (Special Branch) spied on Jeremy Corbyn and other admirable politicians. The US government has spied on admirable political figures including Martin Luther King, Jr., and others more recently. I think our privacy deserves protection especially against these five governments.

If the troll gets his way, the US will treat all opponents of Republican repression as enemies.