Everyone is a proponent of strong encryption.

However, leaving everything to the market is not necessarily good for society.

The concern is over what will happen as strong encryption becomes commonplace with all digital communications and stored data. Right now the use of encryption isn't all that widespread, but that state of affairs is expected to change rapidly.

Cyber terrorism could also become more attractive as the real and virtual worlds become more closely coupled, with automobiles, appliances, and other devices attached to the Internet.

I think most organizations have an interest in key recovery, at least with respect to stored data.

If we take as given that critical infrastructures are vulnerable to a cyber terrorist attack, then the question becomes whether there are actors with the capability and motivation to carry out such an operation.

While the vast majority of hackers may be disinclined towards violence, it would only take a few to turn cyber terrorism into reality.