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> Given this, why can't we strive for a similar system on the virtual world as well?

1. Encryption is an indispensable part of pretty much everyone's life. I can't imagine there's many people in our society that go more than a few days without using it.

2. If encryption can be broken by the police, it can be broken by other actors. Full stop.

2.1. It is been shown impossible for our government to keep a secret like a master key.

2.2. Math



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