{"id":232521,"date":"2023-05-30T09:57:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T13:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=291502"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:04:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:04:01","slug":"ministry-of-the-interior-spain-clarifies-its-position-on-prohibition-end-to-end-encryption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/ministry-of-the-interior-spain-clarifies-its-position-on-prohibition-end-to-end-encryption\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain’s Interior Ministry clarifies its position on the end-to-end encryption ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A few days ago, we echoed a publication by WIRED<\/strong> that reported on a proposal from Spain to end end-to-end encryption<\/a>. The alleged proposal from our country was part of an initiative by several European Union states aimed at finding a way to “spy” on networks that employ this encryption<\/strong> in order to prevent the spread of child pornography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among all the proposals outlined in the alleged leaked document, put forth by around twenty EU countries, Spain’s position was the most radical, showing a willingness to prohibit companies from implementing end-to-end encryption in their apps<\/strong>. Some experts considered this approach “disproportionate” and “ineffective in achieving the goal of protecting children.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To clarify this situation, the website Maldita.es<\/a><\/strong>, which fights against misinformation in media and social networks, contacted the Spanish Ministry of the Interior headed by Fernando Grande-Marlaska<\/strong>. The response<\/a> received by the outlet from the ministry was that the information regarding the intention to ban end-to-end encryption did not come from them<\/strong>. The Ministry of the Interior also insists that their stance is that “communication, whether encrypted or not, cannot be intercepted without a judicial order.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While the real stance of Spain is clarified regarding this situation, the ministry does not clearly state its proposal regarding this European initiative. The dilemma posed by end-to-end encrypted networks (such as those used by WhatsApp<\/a>, Telegram, or Messenger<\/strong>) is that, being 100% private<\/strong> (even for the companies themselves), they can also be used to share illegal content, such as child pornography or terrorist material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the alleged leaked document, other countries proposed measures that involved the possibility of installing backdoors<\/strong> or some system that would allow intervention with a judicial order, but this would completely undermine the privacy of end-to-end encrypted networks and have highly negative moral implications for citizens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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