British PM Cameron calls for a ban on WhatsApp and more
by Daily Sabah
ISTANBULJan 13, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Daily Sabah
Jan 13, 2015 12:00 am
"Are we going to allow a means of communications which it simply isn't possible to read?" Cameron said Monday. "My answer to that question is: 'No, we must not.'"
The general elections in Britain are nearing and as tensions in Europe mount over the recent attacks that struck Paris, Prime Minister David Cameron has suggested banning encrypted messaging services if they were not allowed access to the communications. Snapchat, Apple's iMessage, and WhatsApp are all encrypted messaging services along with many other services.
Cameron suggested the measures would come as part of large-scale surveillance legislation which his Conservative government would implement if re-elected.
The likes of WhatsApp and most other companies have said in the past that they are not willing to change the way they encrypt messages, making it highly plausible for the ban to be implemented.
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