Offener Brief europäischer zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisationen an die EU-Kommission, 17.3.2022 (engl. Originalfassung)
As the shocking events of the past three weeks have emphasised, privacy and safety are mutually reinforcing rights. People under attack depend on privacy-preserving technologies to communicate with journalists, to coordinate protection for their families, and to fight for their safety and rights. Equally in peacetime, people’s ability to communicate without unjustified intrusion - whether online or offline - is vital for their rights and freedoms, as well as for the development of vibrant and secure communities, civil society and industry.
Experts agree that there is no way to give law enforcement exceptional access to communications that are encrypted end-to-end without creating vulnerabilities that criminals and repressive governments can exploit. As the recent Pegasus scandals have shown, the unfettered tapping of people’s devices poses huge risks to journalists, politicians, human rights defenders and the preservation of democratic society.
In a society which respects democracy and the rule of law, governments cannot take measures at any cost. And in a world in which every aspect of our lives is increasingly digital, measures that jeopardise the privacy and confidentiality of communications will only become more dangerous.
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