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Europol doesn’t only want an encryption backdoor, but also your metadata
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Europol doesn’t only want an encryption backdoor, but also your metadata

Europol’s 2025 Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) indicates E2EE (end-to-end encrypted) apps as an obstacle to investigations The report also calls for...

Governments continue losing efforts to gain backdoor access to secure communications
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Governments continue losing efforts to gain backdoor access to secure communications

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Reports that prominent American national security officials used a freely available encrypted messaging app, coupled with the rise of...

“A win for privacy” – Florida rejects the encryption backdoor law for social media
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“A win for privacy” – Florida rejects the encryption backdoor law for social media

Florida has rejected a bill to require mandatory encryption backdoors for social media The Social Media Use By Minors bill was “indefinitely postponed and...

US lawmakers slam UK encryption backdoor order to Apple, warning against “systemic vulnerabilities”
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US lawmakers slam UK encryption backdoor order to Apple, warning against “systemic vulnerabilities”

Two US lawmakers are warning against the security risks of the UK encryption backdoor order to Apple Such a backdoor to encryption, they...

Florida wants an encryption backdoor – in the name of children’s safety
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Florida wants an encryption backdoor – in the name of children’s safety

A bill in Florida could force social media platforms to create encryption backdoors for law enforcement The “Social Media Use By Minors” bill...

“A dangerous approach” – Experts urge the Swedish Parliament to reject the encryption backdoor law
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“A dangerous approach” – Experts urge the Swedish Parliament to reject the encryption backdoor law

More than 200 experts urge Sweden to reject a bill that would mandate encryption backdoors If passed, the legislation could come into force...

Court confirms Apple is suing UK government over encryption backdoor request
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Court confirms Apple is suing UK government over encryption backdoor request

A UK court has confirmed a legal challenge against the British Government Apple is taking action over an encryption backdoor request The tech...

The European Commission wants a backdoor for end-to-end encryptions for law enforcement
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The European Commission wants a backdoor for end-to-end encryptions for law enforcement

The EU is proposing a backdoor in E2EE for law enforcement A more collaborative strategy is also being recommended for Europol The move...

France rejects controversial encryption backdoor provision
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France rejects controversial encryption backdoor provision

Digital privacy advocates saved encryption in France last week, yet again, as MPs finally rejected a controversial provision to create a backdoor for...