Reply to post: Define "security"

GCHQ pushes for 'virtual crocodile clips' on chat apps – the ability to silently slip into private encrypted comms

JohnFen

Define "security"

"it doesn't require app developers to scale back security on their existing software"

This is only true if you're using an unusually narrow definition of "security". Correctly reporting who is taking part in a conversation is a security measure itself, after all.

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