London attack: Politicians v the internet – BBC News
Prime Minister Theresa May has said more must be done to tackle terror online.In a speech on Sunday, following the terrorist attack in London, she said the internet provided a ”safe space” for extremist ideology to breed.But technology companies and cyber-security experts have warned that tighter regulation of the internet will not solve this problem.Encryption:
The issueMessages sent online can be scrambled as they leave one device and they remain scrambled until they are deciphered by the recipient’s device.This is end-to-end encryption, and it stops messages being read by third parties – be it criminals or law enforcement – if they are intercepted.This adds valuable security to the messages we send online, whoch could contain private information, bank details and personal photographs.
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