Germany's new government vows to support end-to-end encryption while UK looks to undermine it

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Germany's new government to support end-to-end encryption while UK looks to undermine it
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Germany's new government to support end-to-end encryption while UK looks to undermine it

Germany's approach is the opposite to what British government thinks about the use of encryption on digital platforms

Germany's new government intends to strongly defend end-to-end encryption feature on private messaging services and social media platforms, in contrast to statements from the UK and US governments ...

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