Desiree Miloshevic wrote on 11/12/2024 09:52:

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f3304c0bfc16c5f9e2dfabcd3336955c.2-1-super.1.jpg Will Your Encrypted Messages Remain Private in Europe? | by Markéta Gregorová <https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/eu-encryption-privacy-protections-csar-debate-by-marketa-gregorova-2024-12?h=iWke6VetNUFog9hr7Dv119M%2fKZ%2bguQ%2fBtxrsoPCFXuI%3d&> project-syndicate.org <https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/eu-encryption-privacy-protections-csar-debate-by-marketa-gregorova-2024-12?h=iWke6VetNUFog9hr7Dv119M%2fKZ%2bguQ%2fBtxrsoPCFXuI%3d&>

It's reassuring to see that at least some legislators are well-informed like this. Otherwise, nothing has changed in this argument since the encryption wars of the 1990s. The principle of subverting back doors is as old as the hills, as is the blindness to the consequences. https://www.reuters.com/world/us-alleges-china-hacked-calls-very-senior-poli... https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/08/chinese_insiders_stealing_data/ The workaround to the recent Salt Typhoon hacks - a downstream consequence of what happens when lawful access is compromised  - was to make a recommendation to use ... strong encryption: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/us-officials-urge-americans-use-encryp... You can't invent this stuff. Nick