WhatsApp, Signal Oppose Government Surveillance 

WhatsApp, Signal Sign Open Letter Opposing Govt. Surveillance

WhatsApp, Signal and other encrypted messaging services have urged the British government to rethink the Online Safety Bill.

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The Online Safety Bill could undermine end-to-end encryption, according to the messaging giants.

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Whatsapp earlier warned they would sooner see British users stopped from using their services than risk compromising their privacy.

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Lawmakers want messaging companies to remove child abuse images with this new online safety bill.

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This is not something new, several governments around the world have passed mass surveillance laws to protect child abuse on the internet.

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Element's chief executive Matthew Hodgson said: "The UK wants its own special access into end-to-end encrypted systems.

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Earlier, Elon Musk revealed in an interview that governments have access to Twitter DMs.

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