28.01.2015 - 13:17 [ Techdirt ]

EU‘s ‚Counter-Terrorism Co-ordinator‘ Finally Says It: Force Internet Companies To Hand Over Their Crypto Keys

Although calls to ban or backdoor encryption have been made in the past, David Cameron‘s rather vague threats against crypto clearly mark the start of a new, concerted campaign to weaken online privacy. Thanks to a leaked paper, written by the EU Counter-Terrorism Co-ordinator and obtained by Statewatch, we now have a clear statement of what the European authorities really want here (pdf):