'What's being proposed is that we ... read everyone's messages. I don't think people want that'
The head of WhatsApp will not compromise the security of its messenger service to bend to the UK government's efforts to scan private conversations.
"If we had to lower security for the world, to accommodate the requirement in one country, that ... would be very foolish for us to accept, making our product less desirable to 98 percent of our users because of the requirements from 2 percent," Cathcart told the broadcaster."What's being proposed is that we – either directly or indirectly through software – read everyone's messages. I don't think people want that.
The upside is that at least messages are encrypted as usual when transmitted: the software on your phone, say, studies the material, and continues on as normal if the data is deemed CSAM-free. One downside is that any false positives mean people's private communications get flagged up and potentially analyzed by law enforcement or a government agent.
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