Two thirds of the UK’s general public would feel more safe if digital communications were unencrypted, according to a new report by Cable.co.uk. The argument? If the government could access our communications, it would be able to intercept messaging between terrorists plotting new attacks. Out of 2,000 UK adults polled for the report, less than a fifth (18 percent) say they believe the general public’s privacy is more valuable than organizations having power to access messages sent through apps like WhatsApp. Half (51 percent) say removing encryption would make them feel safer while 25 percent say they’d feel less safe,…
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