A deal between the UK and UK has ensured social media platforms, including Facebook and WhatsApp , will have to disclose encrypted messages from people suspected of terrorist, paedophile and other crimes. Currently, data can be obtained through emergency disclosure access or a mutual legal assistance treaty but the latter method is complex and time consuming. WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media platforms will be forced to disclose encrypted messages from suspected terrorists, paedophiles and other serious criminals under a new treaty between the UK and the US. US Home Secretary Ms Patel had already warned social media companies to take greater responsibility for their content. The investigatory powers commissioner will oversee the new process, and the UK and US have both said they will not target people in each other’s countries.
A deal between the UK and UK has ensured social media platforms, including Facebook and WhatsApp , will have to disclose encrypted messages from people suspected of terrorist, paedophile and other crimes. Currently, data can be obtained through emergency disclosure access or a mutual legal assistance treaty but the latter method is complex and time consuming. US Home Secretary Ms Patel had already warned social media companies to take greater responsibility for their content. The investigatory powers commissioner will oversee the new process, and the UK and US have both said they will not target people in each other’s countries.