And extremely crucial we work together (and honored to get to do so) to push back, Mr. Cathcart responded a day later.
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the conclusion of Will Cathcart’s tweet
When questioned about going as far as Signal, Mr. Cathcart responded: “We won’t compromise WhatsApp’s security. We have never done that, and we are okay with being obstructed everywhere in the world.” He also concerned that the UK may set a precedent that other countries might imitate.
When a liberal democracy asks, “Is it OK to scan everyone’s private communication for criminal content?,” it gives other nations that have very different notions of what constitutes illegal content the confidence to make a similar proposal, according to Mr. Cathcart.
As a “breeding place”
The government and well-known child-protection organizations have long claimed that encryption makes it more difficult to address the rising issue of online child abuse.
The Home Office stated, “It is crucial that technology businesses make every effort to prevent their platforms from serving as a breeding ground for pedophiles.
According to data, the number of offenses involving child abuse images and grooming that have been reported in the UK has substantially increased.
The charity’s Richard Collard said the Online Safety Bill “will rightly make it a legal requirement for platforms to identify and disrupt child sexual abuse taking place on their sites and services and companies could be preparing by developing technological solutions that protect the safety and privacy of all users, not least that of child abuse victims”.
