This week, the Dutch government has publicly announced its support for encryption as an essential tool to protect online privacy. This announcement has reinforced the importance of encryption, encryption and rejected the "backdoors" that are being pushed in the US and other countries worldwide.
In a letter that was published Monday, the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice, Ard van der Steur, said: "The government believes that it is not desirable at this time to take restrictive regulatory measures regarding the development, availability and use of encryption in the Netherlands. "
Van der Steur stressed the importance of people being able to communicate privately and confidentially, and said encryption is protected by the Dutch constitution. He also stressed the importance of encryption for government in securing their information and communications "The Minister has recognized the need for encryption in securing correspondence and government data, and the how the lack of such protection could make the country vulnerable to criminals and terrorists online. "
This statement is particularly impactful because many countries (including the US) defender encryption backdoors as a tool to fight against crime and terrorism . recognizing that these backdoors are a threat themselves, the Minister of Security and Justice is a very important point -. backdoors open a variety of vulnerabilities and risks to citizens and the government as well
This announcement does not include a caveat: "violation is allowed " given "a legitimate aim" but is still great news for defenders of privacy and a victory for encryption
We hope that this move by. the netherlands sets a precedent, and other countries around the world follow their example and recognize the importance of strong encryption practices
Sources :. Fortune and The Next Web
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