US Department of Justice: End-to-End Encryption Contains Massive Public Safety Risks

US authorities have concluded that end-to-end encryption poses massive risks to public safety. In a statement, the United States Department of Justice notes the need for technology companies to engage with governments to timely identify illegal activities such as terrorism, violence and sexual assault.

As an example, representatives of the US Department of Justice consider the actions of the social network Facebook. Thus, it is noted that in 2018 the company identified more than 12 million messages containing information about violence against children. “The solutions used to detect these same violations do not work in end-to-end encrypted environments,” the agency said in a statement and emphasized that officials should be given access to end-to-end encryption-oriented gadgets, platforms and applications. The authorities, in turn, promise to respect privacy.