I think the only advantage to DOJ working this hard on LI capabilities is that it may raise public awareness of the issue, and, may help get better cryptographic technologies more widely deployed sooner. Other than that, I think it's just a lose all the way around.
I'm not advocating the DoJ's position on this matter, just trying to clarify it for the list (since it was rather muddled in earlier postings).
/John
They, "the DOJ" is just trying to do it's job, as they are under the microscope due to the fumbles that led to the compromises by an obviously inept predecessor. Now, they are tighten the screws on everything from telecoms to bank accounts; to prevent another round of fumbled information resulting in a preventable issue going unchecked. I don't like all of the hoops either but, nothing we do or say is going to change their minds or their course of action. -Peter