Great Britain against encryption

"UK may ban WhatsApp, Snapchat under new anti-terror laws" Online messaging services like WhatsApp and Snapchat may face a ban in Britain as prime minister David Cameron has vowed to introduce a slew of legislations that would deny terrorists a "safe space" to communicate online in the aftermath of a series of terror attacks in France.

Cameron asked, "Are we going to allow a means of communications where it simply is not possible to do that?" He responded by saying: "no, we must not," reported The Guardian."

Several messaging services like, Snapchat, Apple's iMessage, WhatsApp and others, encrypt messages sent through their applications. If the legislation comes into effect, all such services will be banned that do not allow any access to the communications.

 Read more http://m.timesofindia.com/tech/tech-news/UK-may-ban-WhatsApp-Snapchat-under-new-anti-terror-laws/articleshow/45869113.cms
and http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Grossbritannien-Cameron-will-gegen-Verschluesselung-vorgehen-2516774.html

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