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Legal group says it’s days away from suing Boris government over ‘unlawful’ WhatsApp use for official business

The government should align its surveillance policies with that of UK banks, says Cori Crider, a director of the campaigning law group Foxglove

Official government business shouldn't be handled over encrypted apps like WhatsApp or Signal, a law group says
Official government business shouldn't be handled over encrypted apps like WhatsApp or Signal, a law group says Photo: Getty Images

Politicians should be subject to the same surveillance standards as bankers, says the group that’s preparing to sue Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government. 

Cori Crider, a director of the campaigning law group Foxglove, told Financial News that the group plans to begin formal legal proceedings against the government "by early next week" for what it calls “unlawful” reliance on encrypted messaging app WhatsApp to conduct official business.

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