> It's like having the local police say "Hey, lock your doors, just don't mind that we've got skeleton keys to everything. You'll be *reasonably* safe."

No, it's worse-- it's as if they could come to your door with a piece of paper and tell you that you have to open it! Oh wait, they can already do that, can't they.

If you eliminate law enforcment's ability to prosecute criminals, all the PGP and locked doors in the world are not enough to protect YOU and your security.

Law enforcment has to be able to gather evidence and enforce the law. What you and I need to concern ourselves with is ensure that there are reasonable limits, proper procedures to follow (IE, court order), and that those procedures are followed and law enforcement personnel get their knuckles rapped when they aren't.

THAT's how you deal with irresponsible or criminal people in government or other positions of authority... you make sure you have methods in place to catch them at it, and make the punishment very, very severe.

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