A former head of MI5 has spoken out against curtailing use of encryption in messaging apps despite warning that Islamist terrorism will remain a threat for up to another 30 years.Jonathan Evans said the terrorist threat to Britain was a generational problem, and suggested the Westminster Bridge attack in March may have had an energising effect on extremists.
But Lord Evans, who retired from the security service in 2013, told BBC Radio 4s Today programme that he would not support a clampdown on use of encryption.
His comments came after Amber Rudd, the home secretary, argued that internet companies were not doing enough to tackle extremism online. She has previously singled out the use of encryption as a problem.
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