encryption
UK ‘agreed to drop’ Apple data demand in privacy row, US chief says
As published by the Standard The UK Government has dropped its demand for Apple to access users’ data amid a privacy and encryption row, according to the US director of national intelligence. Tulsi Gabbard posted on X that the UK has agreed to end the request for the US tech giant after working alongside American […]
Government using national security as ‘smokescreen’ in Apple encryption row
As published by Computer Weekly The government is using national security as a “smokescreen” to refuse to disclose how many technical capability notices (TCNs) it has issued to telecoms and internet companies to secretly gain access to users’ encrypted communications and data, and make other modifications to their networks, it was claimed last night. Senior […]
David Davis MP writes for Spiked on the risk to encryption posed by the Online Safety Bill
As published in Spiked. ‘If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.’ That might be the greatest lie ever told about the right to privacy. Privacy – one of the most fundamental rights in any free society – is under threat from the UK government’s Online Safety Bill, which is currently making […]
David Davis MP writes for ConHome on the importance of end to end encryption
As published on Conservative Home Encryption is the most powerful tool we have to protect everyone’s personal data from criminals and hackers. This is why encryption is the industry standard used when we carry out activities such as online banking or online shopping; it’s the layer of security used by many private messaging services to […]