MOZILLA: EU's eIDAS PROPOSAL THREATENS ONLINE CYBERSECURITY AND ATTRACTS GROWING CRITICISM

Article 45.2 is attracting growing attention from parliamentarians and cybersecurity experts alike. In her draft report, MEP Romana Jerković, the file's rapporteur, deleted it in order to have more time to figure out an approach that doesn't compromise security. Meanwhile, in a letter sent to MEPs and EU countries, academics said that mandating the use of QWACs could introduce "significant weaknesses into the global multi-stakeholder ecosystem for securing web browsing." They added that the move could make it "more difficult to protect individuals from cybercriminals."

Brussels, 13/07/2022 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - scienza e tecnologia)

Article 45.2 is attracting growing attention from parliamentarians and cybersecurity experts alike. In her draft report , MEP Romana Jerković, the file's rapporteur, deleted it in order to have more time to figure out an approach that doesn't compromise security. Meanwhile, in a letter sent to MEPs and EU countries, academics said that mandating the use of QWACs could introduce " " They added that the move could make it " ."

Attempts have been made in the past to forcefully bypass browser security checks for rights-interfering ends, most notably in Kazakhstan in 2020 and Mauritius in 2021. In both cases, the governments aimed to use so called "man-in-the-middle" attacks to carry out state-sponsored surveillance of internet traffic.

Marshall Erwin , Chief Security Officer at Mozilla, said: " "

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