Germany calls for encryption of communications of all citizens, although other countries do the opposite

The fear of people before the attacks of the authorities of many countries are used to introduce technologies of mass surveillance of the population. The United States, Russia, the United Kingdom and others are demanding that we weaken the cryptography of online communications, put backdoors into the cryptographic protection of mobile devices, etc. - everything is done often under the pretext of combating terrorism. For reference: in Europe over the past 15 years, four terrorist attacks occurred and less than 500 people died, while 70 people per day are killed in traffic accidents.

So, against the background of the universal “struggle against terror and crime” with the help of a massive interception of the population, one country for some reason is going in the opposite direction. In November, the German Interior Minister, Thomas de Maizière, issued an order to strengthen the protection of confidential communications . The document is not aimed at removing or weakening the cryptographic protection. On the contrary, the Ministry of Internal Affairs requires the widespread introduction of strong end-to-end encryption from the civilian population!

The text of the document says: “We support better encryption. We are going to become the number one country in the world for encryption. For this, it should become the standard for private communications of the masses. ”

This approach not only improves the image of Germany, but also makes the country a good place to host various encryption web services, write the developers of Tutanota secure webmail.
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They also cite the example of the GDR, where one of the world's most advanced services for mass surveillance of the population, the Stasi police, worked. The example shows how difficult it is for civilians to live in such conditions, in the constant presence of Big Brother, who listens to all telephone conversations. The authorities should learn the lesson that wiretapping should never be put above the freedom and confidentiality of citizens. It seems that only in Germany this is understood, thanks to past sad experience.