Swedish authorities seek backdoor to encrypted messaging apps

Swedish authorities are pursuing legislation to force Signal and WhatsApp to retain messages and provide backdoor access for law enforcement, prompting Signal to threaten exiting Sweden and the Swedish Armed Forces to warn of the security risks such backdoors introduce. The report situates this within broader international pressures on encrypted services, citing the U.S. Cooper Davis Act effort and reported U.K. demands that led Apple to disable certain end-to-end encryption features for British users.