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Experts "deeply concerned" by the EU plan to weaken encryption
ProtectEU keeps raising concerns among tech experts as the Global Encryption Alliance now urges the European Commission to protect strong encryption.
- Experts are again warning against the EU's plans to weaken encryption
- On May 26, 2025, 89 signatories published a joint letter to urge the European Commission to "reframe its approach."
- Unveiled last April, ProtectEU aims to find a legal way to create a backdoor into encrypted communications
The EU plan to create a legal backdoor into encrypted communications keeps raising concerns.
This time, 89 signatories coming from the tech industry – including civil society organizations, some of the best VPN and email providers, and cybersecurity experts – are warning against the privacy and security dangers of the Technology Roadmap on encryption included in the ProtectEU strategy.
In a joint letter published on Monday, May 26, 2025, experts are now urging the European Commission to "reframe its approach" and protect strong encryption practices.
The need for strong encryption
"While we recognize the importance of elevating security efforts during moments of increased geopolitical instability, we are concerned by the framing of the technology roadmap," experts wrote.
Encryption, the scrambling of data into an unreadable form to prevent unwanted access, is the backbone of how services like Signal, WhatsApp, and Proton Mail work. Yet, law enforcement has long argued that this technology is an obstacle to criminal investigations.
As cyberattack incidents keep rising worldwide, though, even government bodies, like the FBI and CISA in the US, have started to encourage citizens to swicth to end-to-end encrypted services to fight back these threats.
The European Commission itself previously acknowledged encryption as needed to protect the integrity of cyberspace, too.
This is why, for the signatories, who include the likes of Proton, Surfshark, Tuta Mail, Mozilla, and Element, alongside leading cryptographers and digital rights groups, this technology remains a "key cybersecurity tool" that cannot be compromised.
"Undermining encryption weakens the very foundation of secure communications and systems, leaving individuals, businesses, and public institutions more vulnerable to attacks," they wrote.
