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Facebook's encryption plans will provide platform for child abuse, Australian minister says

( October 22, 2020, 04:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Facebook’s plans to provide an end-to-end encrypted messaging service is facing a backlash from Australia’s government, with a top minister saying today that the social-media company is providing a platform that allows for the abuse of women and children. In a speech to a security conference, Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton called on tech companies to design safe systems and grant law-enforcement agencies access to encrypted communications. “Facebook would not allow in their workplace the abuse of women or children and yet they provide a platform that enables perpetrators to carry out that very activity,” Dutton said, adding that Canberra was working with international partners to ensure Australian authorities had access to encrypted communications.Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton's full speech follows: ...

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