It is really quite sad how obviously transparent it is yet most people are indifferent. :/
Remember that a controlling government is a byproduct of giving governments control, not the actual goal of any individual or group within government (who merely want control to do a different thing). Nobody wants to be a bad guy, they genuinely think this is helpful. The road to hell and all that.
It is the exact opposite of security precisely because they put all the eggs in one basket with security [frankly] on par with some of the shittiest non-security in the private sector. They don't even meet their own standards.
We might as well just fedex hard drives to anyone who is our enemy.
I'm starting to believe this less and less.