EU to Seek Backdoors in Encrypted Apps for Police Access

‘Backdooring encryption without securing government servers is not just reckless, it’s an invitation to catastrophe,’ cybersecurity expert Andy Jenkinson said.

A chat app is displayed on a screen in this undated file photograph. Yui Mok/PA

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Encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp would be forced to provide a digital backdoor to enable police forces and security services to read secure messages, under plans announced in April by the European Commission.