Written by Sean Lyngaas May 30, 2019 | CYBERSCOOP A proposal from a British spy agency to allow law enforcement access to encrypted communications in certain cases “poses serious threats to cybersecurity and fundamental human rights including privacy and free expression,” a group of security researchers, civil liberties groups, and tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft, have warned. In an open letter to GCHQ, the United Kingdom’s signals intelligence agency, the coalition of tech organizations rejected the agency’s suggestion that adding a law enforcement official to a group chat or call would not threaten civil liberties or the security of encrypted messaging services.

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