While the intents of the lawmakers are sincere, their lack of technical understanding makes the proposal ill-conceived, according to EFF, and also Mozilla, who has previously raised the following four points against the adoption of QWACs: Signs of valid certificates come in the form of a padlock on the URL address bar, and the URL begins with ' instead of ' These certificates are signed by a trusted authority that has verified the organization's identity connected to a domain and has expiration dates, after which the owner needs to acquire a new one. Websites that use TLS certificates provide security assurances by encrypting the communication between a user's computer and the server that hosts the site and proving the owner's identity in many cases. The particular provision requires web browsers like Chrome, Safari, and Firefox to accept QWACs (Qualified Website Authentication Certificates), which practically compels browser developers and security advocates to ease their security stance. More specifically, the experts' highlight problems in the proposed amendment to Article 45 concerning establishing a framework for a European Digital Identity. A group of 38 cybersecurity professors and IT experts worldwide, together with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), have cosigned a letter to EU regulators that warns of a proposal that could expose internet users to cybercrime.

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