OMG this must NOT be allowed to happen!
On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 04:06:06AM -0400, grarpamp wrote: > https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/facebook-whatsapp-will-have-to-share-messages-with-u-k-police-1.1323301 > > Social media platforms based in the U.S. including Facebook and > WhatsApp will be forced to share users’ encrypted messages with > British police under a new treaty between the two countries, according > to a person familiar with the matter. > > The accord, which is set to be signed by next month, will compel > social media firms to share information to support investigations > > Priti Patel, the U.K.’s home secretary, has previously warned that > Facebook’s plan to enable users to send end-to-end encrypted messages > would benefit criminals, and called on social media firms to develop > “back doors” to give intelligence agencies access to their messaging > platforms.
