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Chiara Castro

Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog

WhatsApp and Signal app icons.
  • Encrypted messaging developers may be considered hostile actors in the UK
  • An independent review of national security law warns of overreach
  • Encryption repeatedly targeted by UK lawmakers

Developers of apps that use end-to-end encryption to protect private communications could be considered hostile actors in the UK.

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