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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
They are as it's not just the UK Government that wants access to encrypted messages. Also, if the relevant sites refuse, they are likely to face sanctions for non compliance.
One party will get their way, but which one??
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It’s far more likely that the big loser will be the UK consumer as big tech companies decide to exit the UK market rather than bow to the wishes of curtain twitchers on these small islands.
There’s 7 billion people on the planet - the vast majority of whom value privacy - so the idea the tech giants will bow down is fanciful.
What other countries should get a right to this back door?
Iran?
Syria?
China?
India?
Russia?
Do the tech giants create varying back doors depending on how strict or loose laws are in a given territory?