Justice Minister Andrew Little issued a statement alongside New Zealand’s Five Eyes partners, asking social media companies to allow governments access to their encrypted data. New Zealand and its Five Eyes security partners have made another plea for social media companies like Facebook to allow governments to access their encrypted data. (File photo)The governments' statement is not about giving the state an inherent right of access, but cooperating with social media platform owners. The Five Eyes governments have issued similar calls in the past for tech companies to allow authorities such as the police to get access to data in a readable and usable format. Little said there seemed to be a greater awareness on the part of social media companies that they have a social responsibility.

Source: Stuff October 12, 2020 20:37 UTC