Tech companies have won a new request to crack encryption through the back doors, according to a statement released by members of the "Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing alliance, along with government representatives from Japan and India.
The statement represents the coalition's latest effort to get tech companies to agree to allow access to encrypted communications.
The coalition - composed of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand - has launched similar calls for cracking the encryption in 2018 and 2019.
Government officials claim that tech companies have limited themselves by incorporating encryption into their products.
Encryption allows users to have secure written, audio or video conversations without sharing the key to crack the encryption with tech companies.
Representatives from the seven governments say the way encryption is currently being supported via technology platforms is preventing law enforcement agencies from investigating crime gang activities.
The signatories explain that certain applications of encryption technology currently pose challenges to law enforcement agencies' investigations, as the technology platforms themselves cannot access some of the communications and provide necessary data to investigators.
This provides a safe haven for criminal activity, officials said, and puts the safety of individuals at risk in our communities.
Officials emphasized that they are committed to working with technology companies to develop a solution that allows users to continue to use secure and encrypted communications, while allowing law enforcement agencies to crack down on criminal activities.
"We call on technology companies to work with governments to take steps, with an emphasis on reasonable and technically viable solutions," the seven governments said in a press release.
The seven governments have called for breaking back-door encryption in encrypted instant messaging applications, device encryption options, private encrypted applications, and cross-platform encryption.
Pressure has mounted in recent years to crack the encryption through the back doors, as Western governments seek parity in intelligence gathering with China.