legal requirement to weaken the level of encryption it offers its users - and would instead prefer to be blocked by U.K. He also suggested the platform will not comply with a U.K. Speaking to the BBC and the Guardian yesterday, WhatsApp’s head, Will Cathcart, described the OSB as the most concerning piece of legislation in the Western world. Meta-owned WhatsApp, the not-for-profit Signal Foundation behind the Signal app, and Element, which operates the decentalized Matrix protocol, along with end-to-end encrypted email providers like Proton (ProtonMail) are warning the draft legislation contains measure that risk the security of robust encryption - a technology they say is vital to keep web users’ comms safe. government’s Online Safety Bill (OSB) they argue will do the opposite of promoting online safety by undermining the robust encryption web users rely upon to safeguard their communications. Secure messaging apps are lining up to oppose measures in the U.K.
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