British Prime Minister Suggests Banning Some Online Messaging Apps

[Fearless]

LONDON — Popular messaging services like Snapchat and WhatsApp are in the cross hairs in Britain.

That was the message delivered on Monday by Prime Minister David Cameron, who said he would pursue banning encrypted messaging services if Britain’s intelligence services were not given access to the communications.

The statement comes as many European politicians are demanding that Internet companies like Google and Facebook provide greater information about people’s online activities after several recent terrorist threats, including the attacks in Paris.


http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/12/british-prime-minister-suggests-banning-some-online-messaging-apps/

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I guess demanding library book histories is so passe' now. Let's hope they're not stupid enough to think that giving up freedom for perceived safety is a good idea.

[Nye Bevan]

1. But law-abiding folk who have nothing to hide

should really not object to the government seeing every message they send and receive, right? But probably safest not to say anything mean about David Cameron in those messages, just to be on the safe side.

[Prophet 451]

2. Always knew Cameron was a totalitarian