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WhatsApp says it will leave the UK rather than weaken encryption under Online Safety Bill
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The head of WhatsApp says the messaging app will depart the UK if it’s forced to weaken its encryption standards under the country’s upcoming Online Safety Bill.
WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart briefed reporters on Thursday (as reported by The Guardian, Politico, and Wired), criticizing the legislation as the most concerning set of online regulations in the Western world.
“We’ve recently been blocked in Iran, for example. But we’ve never seen a liberal democracy do …
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