Apple is joining the ranks of other messaging companies who say the UK's online safety bill would ban end-to-end encryption.
WhatsApp and other messaging sites accused the UK that the bill would effectively ban end-to-end encryption, and wrote anin April, saying: “The bill provides no explicit protection for encryption.” It continues: “If implemented as written, could empower OFCOM [the Office of Communications] to try to force the proactive scanning of private messages on end-to-end encrypted communication services, nullifying the purpose of end-to-end encryption as a result and compromising the privacy of all users.
WhatsApp has previously said it will not lower its security for any government, while Signal has said it refuses to eliminate end-to-end encryption and . End-to-end encryption protects users from outside parties gaining access to the contents of their messages, but the UK government says the “Online Safety Bill” is necessary to expose and catch criminals.“We support strong encryption but it cannot come at the expense of protecting the public,” a government spokesperson toldin December of last year. “End-to-end encryption cannot be allowed to hamper efforts to catch perpetrators of the most serious crimes.
But as the bill nears potential approval, Apple is joining the ranks to oppose the bill and the problems it presents for users. “End-to-end encryption is a critical capability that protects the privacy of journalists, human rights activists, and diplomats,” Apple said in a statement to“It also helps everyday citizens defend themselves from surveillance, identity theft, fraud, and data breaches.
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