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Europe proposes backdoors in encrypted platforms under new security strategy (www.techspot.com)
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Additionally, the Commission envisions expanding Europol's role, effectively transforming it into a European equivalent of the FBI, with enhanced operational capabilities.

Granting Europol the ability to access encrypted data can only mean one thing: Brussels is proposing some form of government-mandated backdoor for communication platforms protected by end-to-end encryption.

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[-] vane@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Maybe that's the goal. Overall you don't know who is lobbying the idea. You only see the press information.

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