Encryption ‘very positive’ despite attacks, says former UK spy chief – Business Standard

PM Theresa May has proposed tougher measures to tackle militants online activities

Reuters | London August 12, 2017 Last Updated at 20:39 IST

Evans views echo those of Robert Hannigan, the former head of the UKs eavesdropping spy agency GCHQ, who said in July that the government should work with companies for access to messages to ensure that systems were not weakened.

A suicide bomb at a pop concert in Manchester and three attacks in London which used cars to drive into pedestrians have killed 36 people in the last six months.

Evans said that while he thought that the threat from Islamic militants was on the decline when he left his role in 2013, the rise of Islamic State had fuelled a new generation of militants which could pose a threat for decades in the future.

Were at least 20 years into this. My guess is that we will still be dealing with the long tail in another 20 years time, he said. I think we are going to be facing 20, 30 years of terrorist threats, and therefore we need absolutely critically to persevere.

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