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John Chen believes privacy and security can be balanced, instead of completely banning encrypted messaging apps
In the aftermath of the Paris shooting in France, UK Prime Minister David Cameron proposed the idea that would result in the banning of encrypted messaging apps, which includes BBM. The idea has caused a bit of a stir amongst anyone that uses messaging apps. John Chen responded to the idea in a blog post on LinkedIn. John Chen believes security and privacy can be balanced. Whilst he does not believe in completely and blindly handing over data to the government (unless it’s under lawful requests such as a subpoena, warrant, court order etc), he acknowledges the importance it is to everyone that their privacy is left untouched and more so, their safety is kept intact. If the government ever got it their way and actually banned encrypted messaging apps, the risk of more personal information leaking out would be higher than before and would-be terrorists and criminal will only find a different way of communicating. In the end, only the public lose out. However, it goes without saying the government face a tough task in ensuring the safety of the people whilst making sure nothing like what happened in Paris ever occurs again, but something as bizarre as stopping all messaging apps that are the least bit encrypted is a bit of a stretch, considering David Cameron uses a BlackBerry himself. Security and Privacy is BlackBerry’s bread and butter, it’s not a surprise the CEO of BlackBerry has spoken out. Have a read at John Chen’s post below: In the wake of the Paris terror attacks earlier this month, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron proposed banning encrypted communications services such as those offered by Apple, Facebook and others. President Obama partially endorsed Prime Minister Cameron’s proposal a few days later, indicating he would support banning encrypted communications services …
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