EU swings behind David Cameron's encryption plan - as party grassroots voice opposition

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Leaked EU document calls for government encryption controls, as demanded by Prime Minister David Cameron

The European Union is swinging behind Prime Minister David Cameron's policy to enable national governments to read all encrypted communications - at the same time that his own Conservative Party gr...

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