Encryption on Facebook, Google, others threatened by planned new bill

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Encryption on Facebook, Google, others threatened by planned new bill

"Eliminating Abuse and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act".

US legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies' ability to offer end-to-end encryption, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, and it aims to curb the distribution of child sexual abuse material on such platforms. The bill, proposed by the ...

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