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Abuse survivor fears Facebook security plan will allow predators ‘free rein’

A campaigner who was sexually abused as a child after being groomed online has urged Facebook to abandon plans she says will weaken protections for vulnerable people and give predators “free rein” to target youngsters. Rhiannon-Faye McDonald cited ...

16 Mar 2022 at 07:25

Weakening end-to-end encryption would do more harm than good, IT experts warn

Attacking or weakening end-to-end encryption used by apps such as WhatsApp would not make the world safer, IT experts have warned. Facebook has previously announced plans to roll out end-to-end encryption across its messaging services, however, a ...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Government not anti-encryption, says Technology Secretary

The Technology Secretary has defended the Online Safety Bill amid concerns the proposed legislation could undermine the use of encryption by big technology companies. The long-awaited Bill has drawn industry criticism over plans to give ...

10 Aug 2023 at 10:41

AI will increase global ransomware threat, UK cyber security chiefs warn

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will enhance the threat posed by ransomware over the coming years, the UK’s cyber security agency has warned. A new report from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – which is a part of ...

29 Jan 2024 at 09:23

More than 400 criminals and ‘kingpins’ jailed in Met Police EncroChat operation

More than 400 criminals, including senior “kingpins” in organised crime, have been sent to prison in a Metropolitan Police operation targeting the EncroChat encrypted messaging platform. The force said 426 people had been jailed ...

09 Oct 2023 at 00:01

Meta faces renewed criticism over end-to-end encryption amid child safety fears

Child protection experts have fiercely criticised social media giant Meta over its plans for end-to-end encryption, accusing the tech firm of prioritising profit over children’s safety. Simon Bailey, a former police chief ...

13 Nov 2023 at 09:25

‘Facebook end-to-end encryption like turning a blind eye to child abuse’

Introducing end-to-end encryption on Facebook would be like “consciously turning a blind eye to child abuse”, the head of the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said. Graeme Biggar told a conference in central London that ...

31 Oct 2023 at 14:25

Online child sex abuse content ‘can be stopped without harming encryption’

UK cybersecurity experts have laid out a range of possible ways that child sexual abuse material could be detected within encrypted services that would still protect user privacy. Technical experts from GCHQ and the ...

21 Jul 2022 at 08:00

Industry expert: Government trying to undermine encryption in Online Safety Bill

The Government is trying to undermine the use of encryption by big technology companies in its draft Online Safety Bill, an industry expert has claimed. Meredith Whittaker, president of secure messaging service ...

05 Jul 2023 at 11:14

Braverman writes to Zuckerberg expressing concerns over Meta’s encryption plans

Suella Braverman has said she has written a letter to Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg, expressing her concerns over the company’s plans to introduce end-to-end encryption without appropriate safeguards for children. ...

03 Jul 2023 at 17:25

Privacy campaigners call on Government to end war on encryption

A group of civil society organisations and privacy campaigners have accused the Government of using “scare tactics” to try to sway public opinion over the use of end-to-end encryption in messaging apps. ...

08 Feb 2022 at 01:26

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Column: Is loss of civil liberty the inevitable price of national security?

In a climate of mounting threats from extremists, how do the relevant agencies, and we as a society, balance national security with civil liberties? This was a dilemma that was explored in some detail ...

25 Jul 2024 at 19:33

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