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UK “Online Safety Bill” wants a backdoor on end-to-end encrypted messaging apps

Posted on July 8, 2022June 24, 2025 by Dissent

Ken Macon writes:

A proposed new amendment to the UK’s controversial “Online Safety Bill” would force tech companies to scan people’s private messages on end-to-end-encrypted apps.

End-to-end encrypted messengers allow people to communicate securely without a 3rd party being able to see messages. Such technology is available in platforms such as WhatsApp and Signal.

We obtained a copy of the amendment for you here.

Read more at Reclaim The Net.

h/t, Joe Cadillic

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