On 13 February 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a judgment in the case Podchasov v Russia. In particular, the ECtHR emphasised the crucial role played by (end-to-end) encryption in upholding human rights, such as the right to privacy and freedom of expression, against the background of statutory decryption orders. This case note analyses the judgment, also with a view to casting a critical light on the on-going legal debate on legislative proposals in the EU aiming to weakening (directly or inderectly) encryption.
Chiara, P.G. (2024). Statutory Requirements for Communications Service Providers to Decrypt Online Communications Impair the Essence of Article 8 ECHR. EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION LAW REVIEW, 10(3), 312-317 [10.21552/edpl/2024/3/12].
Statutory Requirements for Communications Service Providers to Decrypt Online Communications Impair the Essence of Article 8 ECHR
Chiara, Pier Giorgio
2024
Abstract
On 13 February 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a judgment in the case Podchasov v Russia. In particular, the ECtHR emphasised the crucial role played by (end-to-end) encryption in upholding human rights, such as the right to privacy and freedom of expression, against the background of statutory decryption orders. This case note analyses the judgment, also with a view to casting a critical light on the on-going legal debate on legislative proposals in the EU aiming to weakening (directly or inderectly) encryption.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
