It's Government - vs - Corporations
"Such regulations could cripple that country's global software industry's sales – something Apple, Google et al are nervously aware of."
First the Government got F...'d by the banks which led to the GFC.
Now people have more confidence in companies and brands (Google, Apple) than they have in their government.
The corporations also don't like to pay tax -at home - so they find loopholes to pay less tax overseas.
Government is afraid of losing control, so they want to show the big corporations who's boss - by undermining sales. ( e.g. By enforcing weak encryption)
And when the terrorist threat gets old and boring - they just fabricate another threat to keep you in a state of fear. This fear is helpful because it keeps people distracted while their liberties are taken away.
But hey, its for your own good. Trust us.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
