Privacy advocates and tech company officials have said that creating a back door will effectively destroy the secrecy of such platforms. Facebook respects the role of law enforcement but believes people have a right to conduct private conversations online, said Andy Stone, a company spokesman. In a speech in July, he called on tech companies to stop using advanced encryption that keeps out law enforcement officials. WhatsApp also regularly submits information to law enforcement officials when necessary and bans accounts suspected of or associated with illicit material. In the letter, the governments said they would seek to access Facebook and WhatsApp content only when public safety was at risk.

Source: bd News24 October 04, 2019 04:18 UTC