[Int-koordination] Urgent! Input on digital signatures and encryption needed for Athens Conference this week-end

[Martina Pöser <martina.poeser AT bremen.piratenpartei.de>]

Dear Amelia,

I have a question for you concerning the Common European Election Programme and the Conference in Athens this week-end.

Mab told me that you are currently working at the EU level on legislation concerning free, legally-binding digital signatures and email encryption for everyone:

1.7.4  Free, Legally-Binding Digital Signatures and E-Mail Encryption for Everyone
Needs to be rephrased if we want to keep it. I would suggest that you get in touch with our MEP Amelia who is currently working on the EU legislation on this.

Could you help us with a rephrasing of the German proposal on this topic that fits with what's currently going on at the EU level?

Here is our text:

Free, Legally-Binding Digital Signatures and E-Mail Encryption for Everyone

We PIRATES are committed to give every person the ability to encrypt electronic communications for a tap-proof correspondence and to sign digitally in a legally-binding way. To this end encryption technologies need to be legalized in the EU and their use is to be taught and promoted.

This is to ensure that unauthorized third parties (e.g. companies and public authorities) are not able to decrypt the encrypted content. Encryption alone may never justify a “reasonable suspicion” for surveillance measures.

I know this is very late (as I forgot about it last night), but we would really appreciate your input.

Best regards,

Martina (for PP-DE)