Ireland wants an encryption backdoor – but privacy experts urge authorities to "reconsider their plans"

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• Privacy experts are urging Ireland to reconsider plans to create an encryption backdoor
• Experts also call on the government to withdraw support for the EU's plan to scan all citizens' private chats
• The backdoor, if implemented, would aim to support law enforcement's attempts to intercept criminal data

The Irish government needs to protect end-to-end encryption by reconsidering its plans to backdoor encrypted communications and changing its position at the EU level.