- The EU offers a stolen door in E2EE for the police
- A more collaborative strategy is also recommended for Europol
- This decision aims to bring together EU member states on security practices
A new internal security strategy has been unveiled by the European Commission, including a roadmap concerning “lawful and effective access to data for law application” and encryption.
The protected strategy aims to strengthen EU’s capacity to “guarantee the security of its citizens” and seek to produce a “clearer legal toolbox” with “increased information sharing and deeper cooperation”.
These new proposals “will allow the authorities of the application of laws to access encrypted data in a legal manner, to protect cybersecurity and fundamental rights”, despite platforms such as the signal threatening to remove products in countries rather than deleting encryption protections.
Protection
Confidentiality activists have condemned the recent stolen demand for the British government, experts warning such a decision “endangers the security and confidentiality of millions”.
This is not the first time that the EU has offered a stolen door for end -to -end encryption (E2EE), in particular with regard to the digitization of messaging applications and communication platforms for abuse equipment.
The project also aims to establish Europol as “a truly operational police agency to strengthen support for the Member States”, with a role “in the survey on cross -border, large -scale and complex cases constituting a serious threat to the internal security of the union”, which makes it more comparable to the FBI, for example.
As the EU is of course made up of 27 sovereign nations, which comes from the challenges to develop a coherent and collaborative security strategy.
Since each state has its own law enforcement organizations, objectives and budgets, an effective safeguarding can be difficult – but the strategy aims to promote a “culture change” to bring the members of Europol.
“Security is one of the main conditions prior to open and dynamic companies and a flourishing economy,” explains Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission.
“This is why we are launching an important initiative today to better combat security threats such as terrorism, organized crime, the rise of cybercrime and attacks against our critical infrastructure. We will strengthen Europol and give the forces of up -to -date tools to combat crime. But also researchers, businesses and even citizens can contribute to greater security for all. ”
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