What I meant was that the only way to get the companies to co-operate is to ensure that if they don't, they will disappear due to lack of funds.
The next big issue apart from this will be end-to-end encryption in messaging services like WhatsApp versus the state security apparatus. Living in a benign democracy I want GCHQ to have unfettered access to all communication as and when required by law for the purposes of keeping me safe from terror or major crime.
If I lived in Russia or Iran I certainly wouldn't want that level of intrusion for what I hope would be obvious reasons.
It's all part of the same issue. Is society trying to find a global solution to a problem which has different answers in each country.
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