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6 April 2016

3612 GB adults surveyed

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The messaging app Whatsapp now encrypts every message, photo, video, file and voice call sent by its users. This means no‑one apart from the sender and receiver can access them – including hackers, internet providers, governments or Whatsapp itself. This makes it harder for law enforcement to intercept possibly dangerous communications, but increases privacy. Do you think this kind of encryption is a good thing or a bad thing?

Conducted 6 April 2016

YouGov surveyed 3612 GB adults

22%
33%
17%
8%
20%
The messaging app Whatsapp now encrypts every message, photo, video, file and voice call sent by its users. This means no‑one apart from the sender and receiver can access them – including hackers, internet providers, governments or Whatsapp itself. This makes it harder for law enforcement to intercept possibly dangerous communications, but increases privacy. Do you think this kind of encryption is a good thing or a bad thing?

Conducted 6 April 2016

YouGov surveyed 3612 GB adults

By:
22%
33%
17%
8%
20%

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