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End-to-end encryption means that our family photographs, messages to friends and family, financial information, and the commercially sensitive data of businesses can all be kept safe from harm’s way. 

In its draft legislation, the UK Government would introduce rules forcing companies that offer private messaging services to weaken strong encryption in order to monitor user content. But there is simply no way to provide content monitoring and filtering without undermining strong encryption for every user, including children. 

Encryption backdoors are just an invitation for criminals, foreign adversaries, and other dangerous actors to steal, manipulate and use data to attack the safety of UK citizens. Predators can make use of exposed geolocation information, photos and other personal and private details to stalk, bully, threaten and abuse.  For some, like our children, religious minorities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community, these risks to privacy and safety are particularly dire.

As the UK Government revises the Online Safety Bill before it enters Parliament, it is critical that end-to-end encrypted services are not subject to the same monitoring and filtering requirements as public platforms.

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