Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

End-to-end encryption; the will of the British people

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End-to-end encryption; the will of the British people

Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

cross-posted to:
technology@lemmy.world

83% of UK citizens believe personal conversations on messaging apps such as Element, WhatsApp or Signal should have the highest level of security and privacy possible.

Today marks the first day of the Report Stage of the Online Safety Bill. As this Bill progresses through the Houses of Parliament, we hope to (once again) raise the alarm around the risks to encryption posed by this Bill.

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Exactly. If this passes we’ll see more than a few services leave the UK. It wouldn’t surprise me to see Matrix/Element relocate.

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