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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Harry Stedman

Industry expert: Government trying to undermine encryption in Online Safety Bill

The Government is trying to undermine the use of encryption by big technology companies in its draft Online Safety Bill, an industry expert has claimed.

Meredith Whittaker, president of secure messaging service Signal, said a provision in the Bill focused on encryption had “significant issues” around the mass surveillance of private information.

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