[Cryptography] EU pushes for backdoored encryption

[Tamzen Cannoy]

> On Nov 10, 2020, at 2:22 AM, Danny Muizebelt <dannym at packetloss.at> wrote:
> 
> The ORF news agency in Austria got hold of a fast tracked internal EU resolution which would demand backdoors in end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Whatsapp and Signal.
> 
> https://files.orf.at/vietnam2/files/fm4/202045/783284_fh_st12143-re01en20_783284.pdf <https://files.orf.at/vietnam2/files/fm4/202045/783284_fh_st12143-re01en20_783284.pdf>
> 
> The latest terror attack in Austria is being used to further push this agenda forward. It seems that when the terrorist was posing with the weapons on Instagram it was too difficult to decipher. 
> 
> But don't worry, only the good guys get the key.
> 
> -Danny
> 
> "Nolege is power!"
> 
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A more nuanced examination.

https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/09/whats-all-this-about-europe-wanting-crypto-backdoors/
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