And in Europe backdoors; France and Germany are asking the EU for new powers that could force mobile service makers to give access to encrypted content.
Τα δύο κράτη μέλη της Ευρωπαϊκής UnionAfter the terrorist attacks they received from ISIS, they seem to be looking for an easy access to the messages of criminals and terror suspects.
Many mobile messaging providers, such as WhatsApp, Apple's iMessage, and Telegram, provide end-to-end encrypted messages that does not allow any kind of spying.
Many other websites and services - including Facebook - have adopted strong encryption to ensure that no one can access their members' messages.
Reuters reported on Tuesday that French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has asked the European Commission to draft a new law obliging companies to deliver the data.
"It is a central issue in the fight against terrorism," Cazeneuve told reporters last week.
"Exchanges made through applications such as Telegram must be identified and used during litigation," he added.
Cazeneuve's "initiative" is similar to US and British efforts to deploy backdoors in encryption that governments and law enforcement agencies can use, effectively undermining the protection of millions of users. Internet.
This practice (backdoors) has been criticized by privacy and security experts, who argue that there is no way to "secure" backdoors that can guarantee that hackers will not be able to take advantage of the same access.