Mozilla steps up its attack on revising EU’s eIDAS regulations

Changes being contemplated for the EU's eIDAS regulation could make people on the web less secure and make state surveillance easier, says Mozilla, the nonprofit developer of the Firefox browser.

In a report published today, Mozilla is warning that Article 45.2 of the European Union's eIDAS is in danger of revisions that would weaken security, posing risks to web authentication and encryption standards.

Browsers might be required to recognize qualified web authentication certificates that the EU creates. The stamps …

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