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UK targets Meta’s encryption plans over child sexual abuse concerns

21/09/2023

On Wednesday, the UK’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman unveiled a new campaign against Meta, urging the tech giant to rethink its plan to roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) on Facebook Messenger and Instagram. The company aims to finalise the encryption rollout later this year, but the British government is...
On Wednesday, the UK’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman unveiled a new campaign against Meta, urging the tech giant to rethink its plan to roll out end-to-end (E2EE) on Facebook Messenger and Instagram. The company aims to finalise the rollout later this year, but the British government is worried that the move will hinder the detection of child abuse. According to the Home Office, 800 predators are currently arrested per month and up to 1,200 children are protected from following the information provided by social media companies. If Meta’s moves forward, the National Crime Agency…This story continues at The Next Web
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