Could be a useful analogy. Suppose that the government passed a law that required lock makers to keep a key for every lock they ever manufacture. The company can implement this however they like. Locks last a long time, so, if every lock has a unique key, that is a lot of keys that they have to store very, very safely, and, produce a duplicate every time the government shows up with a search warrant. This facility could add a large cost to every lock. OTOH, the company could just build locks that are also opened by a single master key, and, give the key to the government. Cheap. Problem solved, right?
To sell locks, the lock company needs to convince people that their locks can be used to protect personal information. It may not have to be impossible to get to it, but, it does need to be difficult and expensive to get to that information-- and stay that way for a while.