[alexey-salmin]

Well Spain probably never got over the Franco legacy.

https://www.wired.com/story/europe-break-encryption-leaked-d...

“Ideally, in our view, it would be desirable to legislatively prevent EU-based service providers from implementing end-to-end encryption,” Spanish representatives said in the document.

[spookie]

Spain had to deal with homegrown terrorism not that long ago. Not excusing them, but it should be pointed out for more context.