Facebook plans on introducing encrypted messaging over the next few years which means only the sender and receiver can see the content of messages. The worst-case scenario is the app becomes more popular among people that wish to share child sex abuse material because they feel they can do so anonymously, Cocker says.
Britain s National Crime Agency has already warned Facebook s plans for encryption on Messenger will create a hidden space for paedophiles. Australia too is worried about what it could mean.
In New Zealand, Children s Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft was shocked when Newshub told him. Frankly I was immediately concerned because I think in these sorts of decisions children can get lost in the wash, he said.
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