US, UK push against child abuse online alarms Asia dissidents

Encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram are in the crosshairs of governments demanding greater access to private communications [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters] Taipei, Taiwan – From the United States to the United Kingdom, politicians are pointing to the scourge of child sex abuse to justify a renewed effort to undermine end-to-end encryption.

In Asia, human rights groups and privacy advocates are worried the same Western-led campaign against encrypted communications risks undermining the privacy of millions of people living under the shadow of authoritarian governments. Keep reading

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