Popular instant messaging (IM) app WhatsApp could soon be banned from use in the UK, according to a warning from the software's boss.
Will Cathcart has revealed that the Tory Government's new Online Safety Bill could potentially pose severe backlash for millions of users of the widely-used service - with an option to bar the secure end-to-end encryption measures used by WhatsApp.
This function prevents a user's messages from being spied on by third parties, only allowing the sender and recipient to view them as it currently stands.
