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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Hughes

Tech firms warn Government plans could lead to ‘indiscriminate surveillance’

PA Wire

WhatsApp and other secure messaging apps have sounded the alarm about an “unprecedented threat” to UK citizens and people who communicate with them.

It is the latest alarm from WhatsApp, Signal and others about the UK’s planned Online Safety Bill. The legislation aims to protect people online – but security experts have warned that parts of the bill could force apps to weaken the technology that keeps messages safe.

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