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====Privacy==== | ====Privacy==== | ||
The law empowers [[Ofcom]] to compel messaging services to implement scanning tools, including within encrypted channels.{{Citation needed}} Privacy advocates argue this effectively undermines end-to-end encryption, forcing consumers to compromise their security for compliance.{{Citation needed}} Services like [[Signal]] and [[WhatsApp]] have threatened to withdraw from the UK rather than weaken user privacy protections.{{Citation needed}} | The law empowers [[Ofcom]] to compel messaging services to implement scanning tools, including within encrypted channels.{{Citation needed}} Privacy advocates argue this effectively undermines end-to-end | ||
{{InfoboxCompany | |||
| Ttile = Ofcom | |||
| Name = Ofcom | |||
| Type = Government | |||
| Founded = 29th December 2003 | |||
| Industry = UK Broadcasting authority | |||
| Official Website = https://www.ofcom.org.uk/ | |||
| Logo = Ofcom-3424516625.png | |||
}} | |||
encryption, forcing consumers to compromise their security for compliance.{{Citation needed}} Services like [[Signal]] and [[WhatsApp]] have threatened to withdraw from the UK rather than weaken user privacy protections.{{Citation needed}} | |||
====Business model==== | ====Business model==== | ||