UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who is standing for re-election, has vowed to ban personal encrypted communications apps such as WhatsApp if he is voted in. He also will allow UK government security agencies to monitor communications, with warrants signed by the Home Secretary. “The first duty of any government is to keep our country and our people safe,” Cameron declared. Cameron’s proposal triggered a storm of criticism. “We’ve seen proposals similar to this before, but never as unbelievably shortsighted,” said CDT’s Joseph Hall.
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Cameron Takes Hard Line on Encrypted Communications
Posted by: Richard Adhikari January 15, 2015 03:03 PMUK Prime Minister David Cameron, who is standing for re-election, has vowed to ban personal encrypted communications apps such as WhatsApp if he is voted in. He also will allow UK government security agencies to monitor communications, with warrants signed by the Home Secretary. “The first duty of any government is to keep our country and our people safe,” Cameron declared. Cameron’s proposal triggered a storm of criticism. “We’ve seen proposals similar to this before, but never as unbelievably shortsighted,” said CDT’s Joseph Hall.