The European government has spent a few years trying to break encryption. The results have been, at best, mixed. Of course, the EU government claims it’s not actually interested in breaking encryption. Instead, it hides its intentions behind phrases like “client-side scanning” and “chat control.” But it all just means the same thing: purposefully weakening or breaking encryption to allow the government to monitor communications.
We need to make you more vulnerable in order to keep you safe.
“OUR government would never abuse surveillance powers, trust me bro!”