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Rights activists slam EU plan for access to encrypted chats

by Frank Jordans
| November 9, 2020 4:06 AM

BERLIN (AP) — Digital rights campaigners on Monday criticized a proposal by European Union governments that calls for communications companies to provide authorities with access to encrypted messages.

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