Request to sign an Open Letter to fix eIDAS
It has been requested to the board of the Gnome Foundation to sign the "Open Letter to fix eIDAS" available here: https://last-chance-for-eidas.org/
Summary:
Last Chance to fix eIDAS: Secret EU law threatens Internet security Over 400 cyber security experts, researchers and NGOs sign an open letter sounding the alarm
After years of legislative process, the near-final text of the eIDAS regulation has been agreed by trialogue negotiators1 representing EU’s key bodies and will be presented to the public and parliament for a rubber stamp before the end of the year. New legislative articles, introduced in recent closed-door meetings and not yet public, envision that all web browsers distributed in Europe will be required to trust the certificate authorities and cryptographic keys selected by EU governments.
Decision
Decision to sign the open letter is with simple majority vote. All board members are asked to indicate their support below and/or use the comments for discussions: