A key European Union Parliament committee has rejected proposed language that would allow for mass scanning of encrypted messages.
Senators discussed the controversial act during a Judiciary Committee meeting on Thursday.
Google Workspace's new client-side encryption feature allows enterprises to control their own keys.
The ENCRPYT Act reintroduced in the House of Representatives last week would prevent states from passing laws to weaken or ban encryption.
A coalition of civil liberties groups from the U.S. and Europe is warning about the potential consequences of backdoors in encryption systems.