EuroISPA signs open letter in response to the Going Dark report
As part of our response to the High-Level Group on Access to Data for Effective Law Enforcement (HLG “Going Dark”), and following our reaction to their 42 recommendations, we raise our concerns about the HLG’s final report, together with a broad coalition of civil society groups, industry and professional associations,
As a matter of fact, the group recently presented recommendations that could pose a substantial threat to digital security and privacy for the EU and its citizens.
An EU security policy fit for the digital age must address the challenges we face today. Secure communications and legal certainty are imperative for citizens and law enforcement alike. In the light of potential threats by criminals, foreign state-sponsored agencies and even some authoritarian actors within the EU, people expect the institutions to prioritise policies that protect their IT-security and fundamental rights. That is why we recommend:
- Support a safe, trustworthy and diversified digital ecosystem. Citizens need technology that empowers them instead of putting them at risk.
- Ensure the security and confidentiality of digital spaces because the possibility for people to exercise their fundamental rights depend on it.
- Uphold the right to privacy and inviolability of protected information. This is required by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and case law of the Court of Justice of the EU and the European Court of Human Rights.