Security News > 2016 > July > European privacy advisor wants encryption without backdoors (Help Net Security)
2016-07-29 15:18
“The confidentiality of online communications by individuals and businesses is essential for the functioning of modern societies and economies. The EU rules designed to protect privacy in electronic communications need to reflect the world that exists today,” European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Giovanni Buttarelli opined after reviewing a new proposal on the ePrivacy Directive. The existing ePrivacy Directive is currently under revision. The European Commission is collecting feedback on the proposal, and should prepare a … More →
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