Buckle up for another encryption fight: Hot on the heels of securing parliament's approval for its Online Safety Bill yesterday, the U.K. government is Hot on the heels of securing parliament's approval for its Online Safety Bill yesterday, the UK government is amping up pressure on Meta not to roll out end-to-end-encryption on Facebook Messenger and Instagram unless it applies unspecified "safety measures".
The UK government has said it will not use the powers granted by the Online Safety Bill to compel companies to scan encrypted messages until it becomes “technical feasible” to do so only for information about exploitation and abuse.
The UK government has said it will not use the powers granted by the Online Safety Bill to compel companies to scan encrypted messages until it becomes “technical feasible” to do so only for information about exploitation and abuse.
In a recent BBC interview, secretary of state for science, innovation and technology repeated the government's arguments for enforcing oversight into encrypted messaging,.