There’s
danger ahead

Theme parks are great – but only if you trust they’re secure. The same is true for the internet. A new EU law would make website security weaker by imposing QWACs and expose users to more cyber risks.

But a critical vote in the European Parliament has averted this threat for now.

Please find
more info here.

WHY ARE
QWACs
A PROBLEM?

When using the internet, your browser protects valuable information you send to websites. The first draft of eIDAS forced browsers to accept QWACs – lower-security standard website certificates and providers that issue them. This would lower the bar for protection and open up users to possible malicious attacks and online crime.

Update 29/02/2024: After two years of review by EU legislators, critical changes in the law were approved in a vote in the European Parliament. This means EU citizens can continue to safely browse the web, provided the law is implemented correctly.

Keep the internet safe.
We can change article 45.2.

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