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posted by janrinok on Tuesday January 18 2022, @10:21AM   Printer-friendly

The UK Government is reportedly preparing a PR blitz against end-to-end encryption:

Meta recently said that it would implement end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger and Instagram by 2023, despite strong opposition from governments in the UK and elsewhere. However, the UK Home Office is reportedly planning an ad campaign to mobilize public opinion against end-to-end encryption using what critics called "scaremongering" tactics, according to a report from Rolling Stone.

The UK government plans to team up with charities and law enforcement agencies on a public relations blitz created by M&C Saatchi advertising agency, the report states. The aim of the campaign is to relay a message that end-to-end encryption could hamper efforts to curb child exploitation online. 

"We have engaged M&C Saatchi to bring together the many organizations who share our concerns about the impact end-to-end encryption would have on our ability to keep children safe," a Home Office spokesperson told Rolling Stone in a statement. The government has allocated £534,000 ($730,500) for the blitz, according to a letter sent from the Home Office in response to a freedom of information request. 


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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by FatPhil on Tuesday January 18 2022, @10:42PM

    by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Tuesday January 18 2022, @10:42PM (#1213701) Homepage
    Please apply your insightful analysis to Glasgow and Cambridge, which are also implicated in the grooming gangs/cover-up affair.

    You're also accusing the judicial system of being political too. Accusations of being politically correct may apply, but that applies to all parties, except perhaps those at the margins.
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