A better counter argument to "catch the pedo" is to bring up cases of creeps who were insiders - law officers, or just techies with access - and used the "well-intended" tech to get at their victims.
Certainly. You mean like that time an Israeli Cyber Directorate division chief fled Nevada for Israel after being investigated for soliciting a minor for sexual purposes?
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-08-21/ty-article/.p...
I think if I were saying this to convince people that hardware freedom is a good idea, they might think I care less about hardware freedom and more about memorising evil Israeli people to make sure I always have a negative example of an Israeli to mention in conversation.