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The UK plots to ban private messaging
Another major threat to civil liberties in the UK.
Amazon will shut down end-to-end encrypted messenger app Wickr next year
Amazon brought the promising company, only to shut down the free version.
UN pushes COP27 app that has ability to spy on private conversations and access encrypted texts
Major privacy concerns for attendees.
Elon Musk consults with ADL and other pressure groups on combatting “hate” and preserving “election integrity”
A test of Musk’s commitment to free speech.
Signal says it will leave India if the government bans encrypted messaging
Rather than end privacy.
India to require citizens to register ID to use email, communication apps
Attempts to strip privacy.
Protester in Australia banned from using private apps, has to turn over his phone and passwords to cops
Overreaching and unusual conditions.
UK “Online Safety Bill” Wants a Backdoor on End-to-end Encrypted Messaging Apps
Automated content scanning.
Russia fines Threema app for not collecting user data
Fined under “anti-terror” laws.
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Democratic Senators call on messaging apps WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal to address “misinformation”
Particularly in Hispanic communities.