{"id":32424,"date":"2019-12-20T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/whats-that-encryptions-ok-now-uk-politicos-brexit-from-whatsapp-to-signal\/"},"modified":"2019-12-20T14:00:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T14:00:13","slug":"whats-that-encryptions-ok-now-uk-politicos-brexit-from-whatsapp-to-signal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/whats-that-encryptions-ok-now-uk-politicos-brexit-from-whatsapp-to-signal\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s that? Encryption&#8217;s OK now? UK politicos Brexit from Whatsapp to Signal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2017\/04\/25\/privacy_shutterstock.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just the European Union the UK&#8217;s ruling party wishes to leave. According to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2019\/dec\/17\/tories-switch-to-messaging-app-signal-to-curb-whatsapp-leaks\">the Guardian<\/a>, the recently victorious Conservative party is switching from WhatsApp to Signal, in order to accommodate its new influx of MPs.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike WhatsApp, which has a hard limit of 256 members for a group, Signal supports an unlimited number of participants.<\/p>\n<p>The switch to Signal will also allow the Conservative party to stem the flow of leaks emerging from its inner circle.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/alexwickham\/tory-mps-election-whatsapp-panic\">Buzzfeed published internal WhatsApp conversations<\/a> that showed trepidation among Tory parliamentarians that members in marginal seats may lose to the Labour party. Other leaked messages highlighted division within the party, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/alexspence\/this-huge-leak-of-whatsapp-chats-reveals-the-full-fury-of?utm_term=.dhQz35eXX#.koOOg9RPP\">particularly over the fundamental issue of Brexit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For its part, Labour relied on closed WhatsApp groups to disseminate its general election messages widely, with controversial org Momentum using it to issue &#8220;WhatsApp cascades&#8221; on polling day, shared on with an estimated 400,000 &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/labour-campaign-activists-aim-to-go-viral-by-exploiting-whatsapp-groups-hfg3szvjv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">young people<\/a>&#8220;, amongst <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2019\/dec\/05\/seventy-labour-staffers-give-statements-to-antisemitism-inquiry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other allegations about secret WhatsApp groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Like WhatsApp, Signal has end-to-end encryption baked in, preventing a foreign power or individual from accessing sensitive conversations. In addition, it also includes settings, which, when enabled, self-destructs messages after a period of time.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Signal doesn&#8217;t allow group moderators to block individuals from taking screenshots, which would frustrate the process of leaking a conversation to the press.<\/p>\n<p>There is a tinge of irony in politicians adopting an encrypted messaging system like Signal.<\/p>\n<p>British government officials have for years called upon tech firms to break encryption to facilitate the access of conversations to law enforcement \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/01\/25\/uk_prime_minister_encryption\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">most notably former Home Sec and PM Theresa May<\/a>, and later <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2017\/10\/03\/amber_rudd_still_does_not_understand_encryption\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">former Home Sec Amber Rudd<\/a> but more lately <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2019\/07\/31\/home_sec_priti_patel_five_eyes_encryption_controversy\/\">current UK Home Secretary Priti Patel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Erstwhile Prime Minister David Cameron even proposed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2015\/01\/12\/iranuk_in_accord_as_pm_promises_to_block_encrypted_comms_after_election\/\">banning online messaging applications<\/a> that support end-to-end encryption.<\/p>\n<p>That notwithstanding, Signal is increasingly used in governmental spheres. In 2017, the US Senate Sergeant at Arms <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/in-encryption-push-senate-approves-signal-for-encrypted-messaging\/\">approved the app<\/a> as a communications tool for staffers and legislators alike.<\/p>\n<p>The app has also been <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2015\/11\/12\/snowden_guide_to_practical_privacy\/\">endorsed by Edward Snowden<\/a>, the fugitive former CIA employee, who disclosed the depth of US government surveillance against the general public. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p class=\"wptl btm\"><span>Sponsored:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.co.uk\/tl\/1858\/-7798\/how-to-process-wrangle-analyze-and-visualize-your-data-with-three-complementary-tools?td=wptl1858\">How to Process, Wrangle, Analyze and Visualize your Data with Three Complementary Tools<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.co.uk\/feed\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2019\/12\/20\/uk_conservatives_brexit_from_whatsapp_to_signal\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a break from calling for the end of e2e, so they can switch encrypted chat apps It&#8217;s not just the European Union the UK&#8217;s ruling party wishes to leave. 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