Comment by Nursie

Yep, there are a variety of ways this can work well, but the overwhelming 'vibe' here at HN is a) that the tech is too complex and b) that governments actually want to end privacy anyway for their own nefarious reasons.

I find 'a' amusing as we'll often see in the same conversation that users appeal to parents to take responsibility and lock down their kids' access to things, as if that's trivial for non-tech folk and foolproof. It's also silly because the user interface to such a system doesn't need to show all that complexity.

And 'b' is often supported by some out of context quote that at first glance looks incriminating but doesn't actually mean much.

The saddest thing is that the article you link addresses most of the objections people have brought up in the thread, but few have read it.