Signal Would 'Walk' From UK if Online Safety Bill Undermined Encryption

Bruce66423 writes: The encrypted-messaging app Signal has said it would stop providing services in the UK if a new law undermined encryption. If forced to weaken the privacy of its messaging system under the Online Safety Bill, the organisation 'would absolutely, 100% walk' Signal president Meredith Whittaker told the BBC. The government said its proposal was not 'a ban on end-to-end encryption'. The bill, introduced by Boris Johnson, is currently going through Parliament. Critics say companies could be required by Ofcom to scan messages on encrypted apps for child sexual abuse material or terrorism content under the new law. This has worried firms whose business is enabling private, secure communication.

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