Petition · past parliament
Properly clarify status of encryption in The Investigatory Powers Bill
Closed
187 signatures
What the petition asks
The draft bill suggests that communications providers may have to remove "protection". The joint committee says the bill should make clear that this be only where technically practicable. This does not quite go far enough. We need a clear statement allowing CPs to offer secure communications.
The bill MUST make clear that CPs can offer secure communications which cannot be read or intercepted even with a warrant or with an intercept order or order to maintain an intercept capability.
Without this people (in UK and overseas) cannot trust CPs offering secure communications, and trust is essential in this industry.
Even as worded now, the bill allows criminals to communicate using own encryption, so that battle is lost. We need to allow non-criminals the same benefit using CP services
Without this people (in UK and overseas) cannot trust CPs offering secure communications, and trust is essential in this industry.
Even as worded now, the bill allows criminals to communicate using own encryption, so that battle is lost. We need to allow non-criminals the same benefit using CP services
Timeline
| 14 Feb 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Aug 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
187
Status
Closed
Opened
14 Feb 2016
Closed
14 Aug 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.