FTC letters warning against weakening encryption for foreign compliance Sent letters urging companies to resist foreign governments’ demands to weaken encryption for Major U.S.
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The FTC sent letters to major U.S. tech companies urging them to resist foreign demands to weaken encryption, a move aimed at protecting consumer privacy and data security. The agency warned that complying with foreign requests could increase risks such as surveillance, identity theft, and fraud.
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26.08.2025 10:52 1 articles · 9mo ago
FTC sends encryption warning letters to major U.S. tech companies
Legal Policy Action UpdateFTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson sent letters to Akamai, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Cloudflare, Discord, GoDaddy, Meta, Microsoft, Signal, Snap, Slack, and X urging them not to weaken encryption in response to foreign governments’ demands. The letters cited the EU’s Digital Services Act and the UK’s Online Safety Act and Investigatory Powers Act as examples of pressure that could lead companies to reduce security protections, and warned that using weak encryption to comply with foreign demands could conflict with Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act and expose users to surveillance, identity theft, and fraud.
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- FTC Calls on Tech Firms to Resist Foreign Anti-Encryption Demands — www.securityweek.com — 26.08.2025 10:52