US, UK and Australia demand that Facebook stop plan to introduce end-to-end encryption for WhatsApp
End-to-end encryption will 'hinder or prevent' serious criminal investigations, authorities claims
The 'war' against end-to-end encryption has raged since the internet was popularised in the 1990s
Politicians across three of the so-called ‘five eyes' alliance have written to Facebook to demand that it stop development of end-to-end encryption in its messaging services - until it can reassure authorities...
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