“They’re right to say that it creates a vulnerability. The promise of end-to-end encryption is that it’s only you and intended recipients that see the message. I’ve not seen a solution yet that doesn’t break that promise”

The people who proposed this bill and targeted encryption in this way are, sincerely, morons. They may be other things too, but that moronic streak cuts through all of it.

If you create a weakness or back door into something, you must realise that you’re not the only entity that is going to be able to find it and exploit it.

Breaking encryption is basically the end of online security and privacy. Forget banking, forget shopping, forget bookings for restaurants and travel, forget filing or paying taxes, forget seeking legal, medical or financial advice - without encryption none of that is safe. You can create all the exemptions you like but the balance will be impossible to achieve without undermining the bill itself or leaving out key areas.

If providing safety is the real goal here, spend the money on educating the public on good practices and safe habits. Spend the money on tracking down the people involved in creating heinous material and rescuing those being exploited.

Don’t do it by destroying the privacy and security of an entire nation and further wrecking the economy while you’re at it.

Morons.