I am not certain about how well this would work. I am certain that the LEA community would try and compromise or stop it at some point. The idea is to get the ACLU or some other group with some name recognition in the software/privacy/free-speech realm to sponsor a program to certify programs with crypto as GAK-free. I think that having software with a big yellow sticker stating "certified not to contain Government backdoors or other peepholes into your data" would have a useful effect on the buying public. I wonder if a "truth in labeling" law could be pushed through... Imagine a big sticker on products that say "Government agencies can read files created by this product without your knowledge". Probably a pipe dream. I can see a number of problems with it. Microsoft would bully their way into getting the cert GAKed or not. The FBI would probably put pressure on the retail chains to avoid products pushing political messages such as freedom from Government intrusion from being sold. It would be worth a try at least...