At present the security services are A deal between the US and UK has ensured social media platforms, including WhatsApp and Facebook, 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. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel had already warned social media companies to take greater responsibility for their content. The new agreement also requires tech firms to store user information in “secure locations”, which could include cloud storage services such as Dropbox that are owned by Facebook.
A deal between the US and UK has ensured social media platforms, including WhatsApp and Facebook, 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. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel had already warned social media companies to take greater responsibility for their content. The new agreement also requires tech firms to store user information in “secure locations”, which could include cloud storage services such as Dropbox that are owned by Facebook.