WhatsApp in Britain

rascal · January 13, 2015

If David Cameron gets his way on new snooping legislation it will be banned in Britain.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ned-under-new-surveillance-plans-9973035.html

Groucho · January 13, 2015

Why?

Could you expand on your one sentence please?

efc.1878 · January 13, 2015

What's the reason for this? :Blink:

Azzurri · January 13, 2015

To do with the government not being able to read messages because they're encrypted.

Not sure why they can't just find a way to make them viewable.

SerenityNigh · January 13, 2015

Azzurri said:
To do with the government not being able to read messages because they're encrypted.

Not sure why they can't just find a way to make them viewable.

Are they going to ban the internet too?

DualityNSNO · January 13, 2015

Groucho said:
Why?

Could you expand on your one sentence please?

Encrypts messages, which can't be read by the government when they want to be all snoopy and spy on people in extreme situations.

Jags..class · January 13, 2015

How many of us need encryption or use it to communicate over the net, what type of people need encryption on their communication.

The Cowboy · January 13, 2015

Jags..class said:
How many of us need encryption or use it to communicate over the net, what type of people need encryption on their communication.

Remove all encryption from all communication, and then if people have sensitive stuff they want to tell other people, they have to get off their behinds and go and meet that person FACE TO FACE! Imagine that, actually having to talk to people in person?!

Allezfan · January 13, 2015

Jags..class said:
How many of us need encryption or use it to communicate over the net, what type of people need encryption on their communication.

I see a lot of expensive purchases in nigeria in your credit card's future.

Jags..class · January 13, 2015

Allezfan said:
I see a lot of expensive purchases in nigeria in your credit card's future.

Talking about whatapp and Snapchat not payment methods but then we have pgp which can't be bannef

rascal · January 13, 2015

The fact that he thinks terrorists use WhatsApp just shows how far out of touch he is. The only people that this will inconvenience is the law abiding citizen, I.e. 99.9% of the population.

The supposed war on terror has long been over, 'we' lost, embarrassingly so.

The Cowboy · January 13, 2015

rascal said:
The fact that he thinks terrorists use WhatsApp just shows how far out of touch he is. The only people that this will inconvenience is the law abiding citizen, I.e. 99.9% of the population.

The supposed war on terror has long been over, 'we' lost, embarrassingly so.

Yep, everyone knows terrorists use Puffin Party to communicate.