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France and Germany urge reform to access encrypted messages
2016-08-24 10:06:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve met with his German counterpart, Thomas de Maiziere, on 23 August to discuss anti-terrorism proposals. Following the meeting, Cazeneuve told the press in Paris that France and Germany will put forward a European initiative to tackle the problem of messaging encryption used by Islamist extremists, to be discussed at the EU summit taking place on 16 September. In particular, Cazeneuve said that messaging service operators such as Telegram, which has so far been reluctant to cooperate with the authorities, should be compelled to provide access to encrypted content to terrorism investigations. The French minister urged the European Commission to pass new legislation targeting encrypted messaging services provided by both EU and non-EU companies, creating the right legal framework to strengthen national security.
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Category:Telecommunications