Policy Observatory
UK government pushes for companies to weaken encryption
The terrorist attack in Manchester on 22 May has led to a relaunch of the encryption debate in the UK.
In December 2016, the UK parliament passed the Investigatory Powers Act. This wide-ranging surveillance law gives government ministers the power to issue Technical Capability Notices (TCNs), which can force companies to modify their products.
Country: UK
Domains: Privacy
Stakeholder: Government
Tags: Investigatory Powers Act, leaked documents, law proposal, end-to-end encryption, backdoors, UK, surveillance, intelligence agencies