http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-internet-encryption-idUSKCN10M1KB https://yro.slashdot.org/story/16/08/11/1619254/france-says-fight-against-me... https://www.reddit.com/search?q=france+messaging+encryption&sort=new&t=week Messaging encryption, widely used by Islamist extremists to plan attacks, needs to be fought at international level, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Thursday, and he wants Germany to help him promote a global initiative. He meets his German counterpart, Thomas de Maiziere, on Aug. 23 in Paris and they will discuss a European initiative with a view to launching an international action plan, Cazeneuve said.