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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh
The Lords debated this and now require a "suitable person" to authorise access but not defining what that person will be. One peer recognised that to have the mechanisms available to allow access (however authorised) makes the whole encryption vulnerable.
I wonder what would happen if access was available, services remained in the UK and then some group of vulnerable people that relied on the secure service to report issues or communicate was suddenly targeted because the nasties found/made a copy of the back door key.
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That's an argument against it that the tech firms are using.
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Originally Posted by Chris
When HMG realises that Meta is about to close WhatsApp in the UK rather than fundamentally undo the entire point of strong encryption, HMG will find some face-saving way to back down. WhatsApp groups are the engine of every interest group within every political party in Westminster. If nothing else persuades them, this will.
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Oh yes, if the various Governments do back down you can be sure that it will be spun to look like they haven't.