from Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org to cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works on 06 May 06:23
https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/33977937
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/33977882
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EU lawmaking needs to be based in evidence and reality
Encryption is an important technology to protect people’s rights and freedoms and an absolute requirement to navigate safely online. Still, plans that could undermine encryption have been at the centre of discussions at EU level, which has received heavy criticism. The proposed roadmap echoes in part a report published last year by the opaque “High Level Group on Access to Data for Effective Law Enforcement”.
Several years of negotiations by policy-makers have not changed the scientific consensus that it is impossible to give law enforcement access to end-to-end encrypted communications without creating vulnerabilities that malicious actors and repressive governments can exploit. The technical truth remains: you cannot switch off end-to-end encryption without serious cybersecurity and human rights issues for all.
Former Commissioner Johansson, at the helm of the controversial Child Sexual Abuse Regulation, did not want to listen to expert advice. Now with Commissioner Virkkunen at helm of the Technical Roadmap, we hope that she will be willing to listen to technical and digital rights community, will ensure seats at the table for public interest technologists and groups specialised in privacy, cybersecurity, and human rights. EU lawmaking needs to be based in evidence and reality, not “magical thinking“.
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