Why is it that legislators are so hung up on the use of cryptography as being evidence of potential wrongdoing? I'd like to say that it is with the best of intentions that the worst work (or actions) are donne, but that supposes honourable intent by these people, and there is as much proof of that as there is of nefarious activity by default by users of Whatsapp, Signal, et al.

I wonder if these people understand what their own use of these platforms implies?

It will be interesting to see what will happen with older ships onboard navigation systems. Hopefully there will be no moments of "Titanic" proportions.

...does impact on security (real and perceived, which impacts on trust).

One can say that it is more important to trust the provider of the data storage than to trust the location. What makes any particular location untrustworthy if not the security that one can bring to bear? One provider may simply not be able to be as disciplined with their security protocols than another, while being in an area that is deemed to be more secure...like comparing Palo Alto and Namibia.

Any guesses about when, and HOW this will this will be picked up by mainstream media?

Which network will do the first Orson Wells voiceover?

Maybe I'm a little slow,,,but could anyone tell me how come Microsoft isn't being sued/has not violated any of those patents?

Some users are also sysadmins or tech support...like me. IMHO all "power users" would highly appreciate that list, and the insight provided by the comments following in the original article.

L0ser, you are seriously trolling....

..is what this is when one looks at it objectively. As such, it will have its niche in business and education where user "interference" is less desireable.