The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide

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The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide
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Companies from UK can't back out. They will have to follow these regulations. Then some more will follow to keep competing

Apple, SIgnal, Session, WhatsApp and a few others have already said they'll simply withdraw from the UK market if this bill goes through.

Lets hope it gets struck down in the Lords like the similarly descructive REUL bill

How many major and ubiquitous communication companies are HQ'd in the UK?