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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
David Hughes & Dave Burke

WhatsApp issues warning over new law allowing government to read your private messages

Messaging firms including WhatsApp have voiced their alarm over Government plans forcing them to release private messages to stop child sex abuse.

Ministers are pushing for regulator Ofcom to be allowed to access encrypted messages in "limited" circumstances.

The Government says the power, included in the long-awaited Online Safety Bill, would only be used to tackle "unprecedented" levels of child sexual abuse.

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