Petition · past parliament
Do not allow the government to break encryption used by instant messaging apps
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Do not, ever break the encryption used by instant messaging applications or require companies to make a back door for any encrypted communications.
Being able to communicate in a secure and private manner is imperative in society. People have a right to be able to message, or email other people, with encryption, knowing that their message is safe and no one else should read it. The UK government increasingly wants to break encryption standards or to make companies to include “back doors” where the government can read the communications. Back doors will almost always be used by bad people too.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Do not require encryption services to establish backdoors to enable data access
Timeline
| 25 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Mar 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.