BERLIN: Digital rights campaigners on Monday criticised a proposal by European Union governments that calls for communications companies to provide authorities with access to encrypted messages.
The plan, first reported by Austrian public broadcaster FM4, reflects concern among European countries that police and intelligence services can’t easily monitor online chats that use end-to-end encryption, such as Signal or WhatsApp.
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