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Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog (www.techradar.com)
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Developers of apps that use end-to-end encryption to protect private communications could be considered hostile actors in the UK.

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[โ€“] arrow74@lemmy.zip 16 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

This isn't a new concept by any means. The argument of crime prevention has been used since governments existed to strip rights

[โ€“] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 21 hours ago

Sure, and we've always compromised on the 2 as a society. But we continually trend more and more towards prevention rather than privacy and sovereignty.