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MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) - Facebook is rebuffing efforts to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages.
The company says it’s moving forward with plans to enable end-to-end encryption on all of its messaging services. That locks up messages so that not even Facebook can read their contents.
Facebook was responding to U.S. Attorney General William Barr and his British and Australian counterparts. They want Facebook to hold back on its privacy push.
Barr says encrypted messages can aid criminals. Facebook says giving “back- door” access to police also opens the door to criminals, hackers and repressive regimes looking to spy on private online conversations.