INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ahead of an upcoming senate hearing on encryption, Facebook executives have sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr in which they
said that the social media giant would not provide law enforcement with access to its encrypted messaging products.In the letter, written by
WhatsApp head Will Cathcart and Messengerhead Stan Chudnovsky, the executives explained that by creating backdoor access into Facebook's
them to enter our systems and leaving every person on our platforms more vulnerable to real-life harm
October the Justice Department raised concerns about the company's encryption plans and suggested they would benefit criminals such as sex
traffickers and pedophiles
should not deliberately design their systems to preclude any form of access to content even for preventing or investigating the most serious
During that hearing, Chairman Lindsey Graham said that while he appreciates that cybercriminals can't hack into his smartphone, he still
argued that American companies must lead when it comes to secure and encrypted messaging or foreign firms would take up the mantle
If this occurred, it would be even more difficult for US law enforcement officials to gain access to these services to conduct
investigations.The war for encryption continues and expect this issue to be debated heavily as governments try to protect their citizens
from criminals and other threats while continuing to take away their privacy online.We've also highlighted the best VPN servicesVia The
