EU Governments Embrace Matrix Encryption While Pushing Chat Control Backdoors
European governments including Germany, France and the European Commission are adopting Matrix-based encrypted messaging for official communications. This comes as the same institutions support Chat Control legislation that would require scanning private citizen messages, creating what experts call an encryption “backdoor” that undermines security for everyone.
The Encryption Double Standard
European governments are increasingly turning to Matrix, an open-source encrypted messaging protocol, to secure their own official communications while simultaneously supporting legislation that would weaken encryption protections for private citizens. This emerging contradiction highlights what experts describe as a fundamental tension between government security needs and citizen privacy rights.
