Going dark: Is encryption a threat to our security? The Swedish EU Council says yes. Politicians often warn that criminals are 'going dark'. This warning is used like the argument to 'protect the children': to undermine encryption.

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Sweden warns of criminals 'going dark'communicationpreparing for an informal meeting of member states' interior and justice ministers in Stockholm this Thursday. The argumentation in the Swedish paper is the same:"The abovementioned concerns highlightthe need to discuss access to communications data as a necessary and proportionatemeasure in a democratic society to safeguard the prevention, investigation, detection orprosecution of criminal offences, as well as the protection of victims of crime and threats topublic security. Encryption is essential to protect activists, lawyers, human rights defenders, journalists, and many more

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