A New Era of Attacks on Encryption Is Starting to Heat Up

This report reviews mounting governmental efforts to weaken end-to-end encryption—highlighting recent moves in the UK, France, and Sweden, broader EU plans to scan private chats, and Indian measures—while contrasting a US shift toward recommending encrypted platforms following the China-backed Salt Typhoon breach of major telecoms. It underscores expert warnings that backdoors would undermine privacy and security for the public at large without preventing bad actors from using alternative encryption.