Encryption backdoors - breaking WhatsApp and iMessage's security to let the government stop Bad Things - sounds like a reasonable idea. Here's why it isn't.
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REFERENCES:
WhatsApp's privacy protections questioned after terror attack: [ Ссылка ]
WhatsApp must be accessible to authorities, says Amber Rudd: [ Ссылка ]
UK government renews calls for WhatsApp backdoor after London attack: [ Ссылка ]
Investigatory Powers Act: [ Ссылка ]
India is 'ready to use' Blackberry message intercept system: [ Ссылка ]
Revealed: how US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and security: [ Ссылка ]
Councils secretly spied on people walking dogs and feeding birds for five years: [ Ссылка ]
[This is basically a rephrase of [ Ссылка ] with a better headline]
Poole council spies on family over school claim: [ Ссылка ]
Security services missed five opportunities to stop the Manchester bomber: [ Ссылка ]
Reuters reference to "500 active investigations": [ Ссылка ]
AP: Across US, police officers abuse confidential databases: [ Ссылка ]
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