No planned breaking points in IT security

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Bitkom is equally critical of the federal government's reportedly planned plan to give security authorities access to end-to-end encrypted chats and phone calls. This would require messenger services to log users' communications and, upon court order, forward them to authorities unencrypted.

"It is a misconception that predetermined breaking office 365 database points in an IT security architecture can be permanently controlled. Anyone who deliberately wants to weaken encrypted communication is also opening the door to cyber criminals ," says Rohleder.

From Bitkom's point of view, government agencies should not be allowed to deliberately weaken IT infrastructures and products. Likewise, manufacturers should not be required to build backdoors into their products for government agencies. Conversely, government actors should be required to report if they become aware of security gaps.