Facebook shuts door on Home Secretarys plea for encryption key

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Facebook shuts door on Home Secretary's plea for encryption key

Social media company says giving law enforcement 'backdoor' access to encrypted messages would open customers to 'real life harm'.

Date - 11th December 2019
By - Police Oracle

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Facebook has rejected Home Secretary Priti Patel's calls for police and other authorities to be given keys to the planned encryption across its messaging apps, saying it would be a "gift to criminals". The social media platform is...

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