Experts: Weakening end-to-end encryption would do more harm than good

In the ongoing debate surrounding the benefits of encryption for everyday users and the drawbacks for police, IT experts have now weighed in saying they feel restricting encryption would damage society at large. — dpa

LONDON: Attacking or weakening end-to-end encryption used by apps such as WhatsApp would not make the world safer, IT experts have warned.

Facebook has previously announced plans to roll out end-to-end encryption across its messaging services, however, a recent campaign backed by the British Government warned against a wider tech industry rollout.