A New Era of Attacks on Encryption Is Starting to Heat Up
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Summary
Over the past few months, efforts by governments to undermine encryption have surged, with threats believed to be some of the most “blunt” seen in recent memory, according to privacy experts and advocates.
In recent months, officials in the UK, France and Sweden have all unveiled plans that could limit or eliminate end-to-end encryption.
The moves add to a multi-year European Union plan that could lead to private chats being scanned, and Indian efforts that could damage encryption.
The recent onslaught against encryption has come from three primary sources, according to encryption policy lead at Access Now, Namrata Maheshwari.
These are plans demanding backdoors are created to access encrypted content, the rise in proposals relating to client-side scanning, and the constant looming threat of potential bans or blocks for encrypted services.
