US legal push will shape future of encrypted services
Emerald expert briefings · 2020
Significance Technology firms warn that building such a ‘backdoor’ would weaken encryption and security for all users and erode privacy. Impacts Data breaches by criminal actors could increase if encryption is weakened. Criminal activity is constantly shifting to services that offer end-to-end encryption. Facebook's WhatsApp, which dominates the global messaging market, would be worst affected by changes in encryption rules.