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Facebook Messenger gets default end-to-end encryption despite child abuse fears | Science & Tech News
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Meta has rolled out default end-to-end encryption for Facebook Messenger users despite concerns the move will make it harder to tackle child abuse. The tech giant had been criticised by children’s charities and the National Crime Agency over the plans, which bring the chat app in line with services like Signal and its own WhatsApp.…
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GCHQ experts set out how to tackle online child sexual abuse despite end-to-end encryption | Science & Tech News
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Two senior technical directors at GCHQ, the UK’s cyber intelligence agency, have published a new paper analysing how technology companies could protect children from sexual abuse online. The impact of child sexual abuse can last a lifetime even if the abuse takes place online. Research by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse found survivors…