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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Technology
Erin Hale

US, UK push against child abuse online alarms Asia dissidents

Encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram are in the crosshairs of governments demanding greater access to private communications [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters]

Taipei, Taiwan – From the United States to the United Kingdom, politicians are pointing to the scourge of child sex abuse to justify a renewed effort to undermine end-to-end encryption.

In Asia, human rights groups and privacy advocates are worried the same Western-led campaign against encrypted communications risks undermining the privacy of millions of people living under the shadow of authoritarian governments.

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