Latest EU Proposal 'Fundamentally Undermines Encryption'

A recent revision to a proposal in the European Union Council that would require the operators of communications services to develop a method for “upload moderation” of content such as pictures and videos has drawn sharp criticism from the president of Signal, one of the more popular secure messaging apps.

EU legislators have been considering various proposals that are ostensibly aimed at addressing the issue of child exploitation material on encrypted messaging and communications platforms for several years. Previous versions …

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