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An interesting viewpoint from the UK's privacy and data protection regulator: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60072191 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technol
by Silhouette 5y ago
An interesting viewpoint from the UK's privacy and data protection regulator:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60072191 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60072191
Stephen Bonner, the ICO's executive director for innovation and technology, said end-to-end encryption helped keep children safe online by not allowing "criminals and abusers to send them harmful content or access their pictures or location".
"The discussion on end-to-end encryption use is too unbalanced to make a wise and informed choice. There is too much focus on the costs without also weighing up the significant benefits," he said.