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On the other hand, we live in a golden age of private, end-to-end encrypted communications tools. There are literally too many to list here. The problem is our end-points are extremely vulnerable to surveillance now.
Also, the PGP web of trust was a pretty terrible idea for anyone concerned about authoritarian governments. Especially "key parties" that network based on government IDs. They also barely worked in practice anyway. Web-key discovery actually has decent UX, despite being tied to a purchased domain rather than a drivers license. It works fine for people you don't know, but know by their domain. For people you know, exchanging keys via QR code or verifying keys via some hash out of band has become standard.