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.
Tbh you can just do it client side once it’s decrypted. It may not be that hard to circumvent but the vast majority wouldn’t bother.
I’m hoping this just doesn’t get passed in its current form. But not sure the house of lords will have much understanding of this stuff.
They want to do client side scanning which technically keeps E2E encryption but basically destroys the principle behind it. Today it’s CSAM, tomorrow its terrorism related phrases, next year its “anti-government sentiment”
Which won’t affect the majority of people at all. Which is how they get away with it.
The people who do care will just move to safer alternatives.
Literally. I believe most criminals aren’t using WhatsApp. Moreso some weird thing called “EncroChat”
