The social communication network WhatsApp may be banned from operating in the United Kingdom.
The warning was given by the head of this application, Will Cathcart.
He says that the bill of the British authorities for Internet security can be the reason for this. Specifically, we are talking about the “end to end” mode for encrypted conversations, which WhatsApp applies and which has to do with the content of the messages.
This mode means that only the interlocutors see the messages, and even the social network itself does not have access to these conversations due to the encrypted functionality.
But the British authorities are considering the possibility that in the United Kingdom the encryption of conversations is not allowed in any application because there may be illegal content that must pass through the filter of the authorities.
If the UK government forces the social network to remove this mode, then WhatsApp will consider not offering the service in the UK as it does not accept this condition.
WhatsApp defends its policy on encrypted chats by arguing that it is the right of users to have private communication, chat freely and not be “under the scanner”.
