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France & Germany to Propose Encryption Back Doors in EU
The Independent [independent.co.uk] quotes France's interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, as saying
Exchanges carried out via applications like Telegram must be identified and used in the course of judicial proceedings.
[and]
We propose that the EU Commission studies the possibility of a legislative act introducing rights and obligations for operators to force them to remove illicit content or decrypt messages as part of investigations, whether or not they are based in Europe.
Germany will make the same request, he said.
previously:
European Privacy Body Slams Shut Backdoors Everywhere [soylentnews.org]
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