How the government can force WhatsApp to break its encryption

The UK government is pretty damn serious about its secret surveillance plans. 

You might remember that a few months ago the "Snoopers' Charter" — a.k.a. the Investigatory Powers Act — was passed into law. 

Among other things, it forces tech companies to hand over your web history with a retention notice and remove encryption, upon request. 

The latter is particularly worrying for services like WhatsApp, which offer end-to-end encryption.

Well, now we know the extent of the government's intrusion into your data. 

Open Rights Group (ORG), a privacy advocacy group, has published a leaked copy of the draft technical capability notices paper.  Read more...