EU pushes for access to encrypted messages, Austrian broadcaster reports, amid recent terrorist attacks

In the wake

In the wake of the Vienna terror attack, the EU wants to access the type of encryption that makes communications nearly impossible to snoop on, an Austrian broadcaster has reported. Actually, this has been in the works for years.

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) protects communications between two devices from eavesdropping by a third party, even if the snooper intercepts the message. Popular Services like WhatsApp, Telegram or Facebook Messenger use it to protect user privacy.

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