A meeting this week between the interior ministers of France and Germany has focused on the issue of encryption and its potential impact on security. French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve even went so far as to argue that the European Commission (EC) should draft a new law that would require companies to work with the authorities to decrypt secure communications on demand and help track down terrorist suspects. Brian Spector, CEO at MIRACL commented below.
Brian Spector, CEO at MIRACL:
Going forward, this kind of mentality will make us all less safe. Quite apart from damaging the products and technologies in question, it can damage trust in the Internet entirely. In order for the Internet to continue to grow, users need to believe that the systems they use online are not part of a government program to spy or snoop on its citizens.”
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