In the wake of multiple deadly terrorist attacks in their respective countries, German and French officials will petition the European Commission to provide states with the ability to force encrypted technology companies to provide governmental access, ZDNet reports. "It's a central issue in the fight against terrorism," said French Interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve. “The European Commission said it ‘welcomed’ the initiatives between the two countries, but said that data protection laws are already under review,” the report states. Editor’s Note: The IAPP will be hosting a discussion on the “golden age of surveillance” at the Privacy. Security. Risk. conference from Sept. 13-16 in San Jose, California.
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