Call for encryption ban pits Rudd against industry and colleagues Read moreSpeaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Rudd refused to rule out passing new legislation to tackle encrypted messaging if she did not get what she wanted. Another person was arrest in Birmingham on Sunday while the detention of a second person was extended under anti-terror legislation. The Open Rights Group, which campaigns for internet privacy, said Rudd’s proposal would make communications less secure for everyone online. “However, compelling companies to put back doors into encrypted services would make millions of ordinary people less secure online. At one point in an interview, Rudd appeared to say he had sent a message via WhatsApp, but the Home Office later said her words had been misconstrued and that she was only talking in general terms about terrorists sending WhatsApp messages.

Source: The Guardian March 26, 2017 10:49 UTC