Correspondence

Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg

The letter concerns Facebook's proposals to apply end-to-end encryption to all its messaging services.

• From: Home Office and The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP
• Published: 4 October 2019
• Last updated: 23 December 2019 — See all updates

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Open letter from the Home Secretary - alongside US Attorney General Barr, Secretary of Homeland Security (Acting) McAleenan, and Australian Minister for Home Affairs Dutton - to Mark Zuckerberg

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Written testimony of Chloe Squires, Director National Security, Home Office

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This open letter to Mark Zuckerberg is from the Home Secretary, alongside US Attorney General Barr, Secretary of Homeland Security (Acting) McAleenan, and Australian Minister for Home Affairs Dutton.

The letter requests that Facebook does not proceed with its plan to implement end-to-end encryption across its messaging services without ensuring that there is no reduction to user safety and without including a means for law enforcement to obtain lawful access to the content of communications.

The written testimony submitted to the US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: ‘Encryption and Lawful Access: Evaluating Benefits and Risks to Public Safety and Privacy’ from the Director of National Security, lays out the UK government’s position and concerns.

Published 4 October 2019
Last updated 23 December 2019 + show all updates

1. 23 December 2019

   Added written testimony of Chloe Squires, Director National Security for the Home Office.

2. 4 October 2019

   First published.