And why the fuck would I want to have such a device?

If this makes anything virtually certain then that people will consider "made in the US" something to steer clear of when it comes to anything that could possibly have anything remotely to do with encryption.

"Banned in the US" will become a security seal of approval...

We've always wanted to be like that. Only back then we had to put up a facade of being the good guy so the people over there could be bullshitted into thinking they'd have it better over here.

Yes, essentially the Soviet Union kept us free.

I was pretty much thinking that. Of course burglars don't like that doors are locked, but they are the fucking REASON those doors are locked!

Well, then I guess the NSA is terribly afraid. Of whom? Us? Because it's us they hide their "secrets" from.

I am sorry, but you are not allowed to have those keys for reasons of national security. No I'm not going to explain it, for reasons of national security.

What? I just play his game!

You can only extract what is available. You may rest assured that I will ensure one thing: That I do not possess any keys I could hand over when I have to travel to anywhere where any violent regime can easily access me physically and use torture to extract such a key.

And now let's try with me not being anywhere close to US jurisdiction.

Remember Snowden? The guy a lot of US three letter agencies and three letter news networks wanna hang higher? He's still alive. Guess why.

Pretty much this. Why all the weeping at religious burial ceremonies? Allegedly that guy is now in a better place, ain't he? Or is it that you envy him and you can't just off yourself 'cause the religion commands that you won't get to $happy_place by suicide?

I'd rather expect a huge celebration with strippers and blow. Thinking about it... that's how I'm gonna organize my funeral.

At least he didn't go on anyone's nerves except those that enjoy the same kind of lalaland fantasy who are probably ok with this.

Most other religions and their zealots spend their time going on the nerves of those that are perfectly happy without joining the loony club.

Such a system would have died pretty fucking quickly. Whether something like the web would have developed instead depends on how many patents could be abused to prevent it.

How about a three strikes law? They're really popular these days.

If your page causes three waves of infections, you're no longer allowed to be on the internet. Forever.

It's exactly this attitude that made ad blockers and script killers popular.

You know, if companies asked whether they may display ads and if those ads were not intrusive, in-your-face, with speakers blaring, I know a lot of people would accept it and even welcome it, as a way to award those that deserve it. You know, as in what the customer's job is in the free market, to award those that provide a service they want.

Instead you abused us long enough that we simply assumed the same position as the industry: I do and take what I want and screw you!

No, you do not. It's even debatable whether you may try. You may refuse to deliver the content I request if I do not comply with your requirements to do so, but that's pretty much all you may.

Nobody deserves to earn money. Here I am, punching you in the face, so why don't you pay me?

Provide something I want then you may ask me to pay for it so I may use it. You may earn my money provided you give me something that I deem of equal or higher value.