> In this case, we’re just going to have to hope that this time we make the right choices, for no other reason than that they’re right.
I'm more curious what could be a right choice, and more importantly who is the "we" in this, as many decisions are largely made by companies and governments.
As far as I'm concerned, the right choice is that the US government learns to live with remotely secure devices in the hands of everyone. No new laws are passed to force hardware/software makers to insert remote backdoors. Law enforcement and intelligence services have to investigate targets using metadata, publicly posted information, the numerous online service providers who are already subject to warrants, and physically proximate surveillance.
Great. I also choose for the US government not to backdoor my device. But I think it will do that anyway, what should I do about it?