"The aim of this law, which was approved by 65% of the population, was to use new communications technologies to combat terrorism. In particular, it makes it possible to connect to the cables and fibres of the various operators, and thus to decrypt exchanges made on the Internet."

Can encryption really be broken this way? By the Swiss government (or any govt) connecting to the cables and fibers of the various operators? If so, how could this type of attack even be defended against? @proton mail, @tuta, any thoughts on this? 

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/swiss-government-accused-of-massive-online-surveillance/49117880

#proton #tuta #protonmail #tutanota