Privacy organizations urge Ireland to abandon encryption and backdoor law proposal.

According to Mars Finance, the Global Encryption Alliance (GEC) recently wrote to the Irish government, strongly urging it to abandon the upcoming “Communications Interception and Lawful Access Bill.” This bill would allow law enforcement agencies to access encrypted messages, and GEC warns that this would severely threaten cybersecurity, increase the risk of cybercrime, and potentially lead to technology companies withdrawing from Ireland. As the European headquarters for many tech giants, Ireland's legislative decisions have far-reaching impacts. GEC also urged Ireland to withdraw its support for the EU's “Chat Control” bill, which requires scanning before message encryption, and has recently faced opposition from Germany. Experts emphasize that weakening encryption not only jeopardizes personal privacy but also poses a national security risk.