The Home Secretary Amber Rudd has demanded that security services be given access to users’ encrypted messages on services like WhatsApp. It’s kind of good that we have someone who actually knows what they are talking about, because they have been an Assistant Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police, to assess these plans. Brian Paddick is not impressed. He said:
These terrorists want to destroy our freedoms and undermine our democratic society.
By implementing draconian laws that limit our civil liberties, we would playing into their hands.
My understanding is there are ways security services could view the content of suspected terrorists’ encrypted messages and establish who they are communicating with.
Having the power to read everyone’s text messages is neither a proportionate nor an effective response.
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