🔴 Over 80 international civil society organisations, academics and cyber-experts warn the UK government that the Online Safety Bill threatens the security and privacy of billions of people who use apps like WhatsApp and Signal.
Encrypted messaging protects people’s security online. But powers to scan private messages in the Online Safety Bill will expose people to hacking and abuses of private information.
➡️ Read the letter here: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/online-safety-bill-protect-encrypted-messaging/