The German and French governments want technology companies are required to decrypt the data store when ordered by judicial decree . Digital privacy advocacy groups have made themselves heard against this measure .
Ministers of Internal Affairs of Germany and France gave yesterday during a press conference in Paris, start another battle in the already troubled field of digital privacy. According to TechCrunch , the German Thomas de Maizière and the French Bernard Cazeneuve want the European Commission to modify the current legislation on digital privacy, so that the police and judicial authorities of EU countries may have access to data and information encrypted under of criminal investigations. Following the tragic terrorist attacks that struck Europe in recent months, and dealt a big blow to the heart of France and Germany , the two statesmen believe that access to encrypted data is a fundamental part and essential to the security of countries.
The appeal made by the two ministers covers digital communication services using encryption technology end-to -end , such as WhatsApp . These mechanisms are used to protect the confidentiality of digital users and to win their trust in communications services over the internet. Increasingly they hear reports that members of terrorist organizations communicate and plan attacks via digital platforms that apply encryption technologies . The police have serious difficulties - if they come to get - in decoding of potential criminals messages. Speaking to Reuters, the European Commission spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud , relegates the security of countries in the field of national powers , but says that the creation of a legal framework in this area at European level can help Member States to better protect its citizens.
It seems that Europe is living a moment of antagonisms regarding the digital sphere and privacy of navigating it. At this point it is not difficult to imagine that companies that provide digital communication services feel a kind of " limbo " . While they are required redoubled efforts regarding the protection and confidentiality of data and communications of its users, they are asked to enter " backdoors " into their encryption systems - leaving them vulnerable - so they can be accessed by police and judicial authorities .
The protests of the supporters groups of digital rights and privacy of citizens have spoken against the application of the Franco- German front . According to The Verge , Sherif Elsayed -Ali , head of the technology industry and human rights Amnesty International , said that the inclusion of " backdoors " in cryptosystems these platforms will not be able to deter criminals from using them, having into account the multitude of open source services today can be downloaded from the Internet and can be used for sensitive communications.
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