The Encryption Dilemma: Attempting to Resolve the Unresolvable

The UK’s Online Safety Bill is the latest piece of regulation designed to navigate the complex issue of providing digital security whilst potentially enabling certain types of digital content to be accessed or controlled. Encryption is the technology at the center of controversy over this legislation, since encryption protects secrets, some of which may be the intended targets of the proposed controls. This article steps back from the recent debate and places the current controversy into histo