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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago

Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Fight to Break Encryption

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Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Fight to Break Encryption

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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago

The UK government has admitted that the technology needed to securely scan encrypted messages sent on Signal and WhatsApp doesn’t exist, weakening its controversial Online Safety Bill.

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This is a temporary reprieve, that’s all and is only one part of the overall bill, which will almost certainly go through Parliament successfully.

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