THE TELEGRAM CASE BEFORE THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
I just published an article on La Comunità Internazionale, 2024, n. 3, examining the landmark decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Podchasov v Russia, which centred on the Russian government’s attempts to force the messaging app Telegram to provide encryption keys for user communications. The article argues that the ECHR’s decision, which upheld the right to privacy and the need for strong encryption, sets a crucial precedent for the protection of digital rights in Europe. The ruling, which found the Russian law imposing data retention and decryption requirements to be disproportionate and in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, highlights the tension between national security concerns and the fundamental human right to privacy in the digital age.
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