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UK backed away from breaking end-to-end encryption in its new Online Safety Bill. Although privacy advocates are celebrating, their victory is far from complete.

cepa.org Encryption versus Child Safety: Westminster Blinks

The UK has backed away from a Bill breaking end-to-end encrypted messages. Even as privacy advocates and companies celebrate, victory is far.

Encryption versus Child Safety: Westminster Blinks

In the physical world, the limits are clear: no democratic government is permitted to monitor citizens in their homes without a court order, even to prevent domestic violence or child sexual abuse. In the digital world, though, the answer remains unresolved. Child safety advocates believe that governments must be able to unlock private messages, while tech companies and privacy activists see a smokescreen for mass government surveillance.

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