Govt encryption claims are ‘delusional’

Govt encryption claims are ‘delusional’

Commenting in response to Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan’s claim that the government is “not anti-encryption”, Matthew Lesh Director of Public Policy and Communications at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said:

“The government’s claims on encryption are delusional. The Online Safety Bill empowers Ofcom to require scanning of private messages — undermining encryption and potentially leading the likes of WhatsApp and Signal to leave the U.K.

“There is no magic technological solution in existence or development that can protect user privacy while scanning their messages. It’s a contradiction in terms.”