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Crackdowns on Encrypted Messaging Don’t ‘Help the Children’

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The U.K.’s Online Safety Bill is a “well-meaning” law that is a grave threat to individual privacy—especially for people at risk. And the U.S. and E.U. are poised to follow.

Paige Collings

Published Aug. 30 2023 8:03PM EDT

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Paige Collings

Paige Collings

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