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No. They state this quite clearly. > "the provisions will not apply to commercially available mobile phones nor the encrypted messaging apps available on them"
by varenc 4y ago
No. They state this quite clearly.
> "the provisions will not apply to commercially available mobile phones nor the encrypted messaging apps available on them"
They say they're going after bespoke devices whose "user base is assessed to be almost certainly criminal". Of course, that's very open to interpretation.
Also they go on to discuss how simply providing or possessing one of these devices should be crime in itself because of the "difficulty of identifying legitimate uses for such technology". It's the classic "If you're trying to hide something you must be a criminal" approach.
- sokoloff 4y agoThe legitimate use for such technology is I want my communications to remain private. I get that that is inconvenient for those who might wish to surveil me, but their right to not be inconvenienced is less important than my right to private speech. (I'm speaking from a US perspective here, not a UK one.)
- squarefoot 4y ago> "the provisions will not apply to commercially available mobile phones nor the encrypted messaging apps available on them" Which then implies that commercial devices can be eavesdropped at will by the government.