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date: '2020-03-11'
draft: false
title: Tech companies agree to voluntary principles as governments ask for encryption backdoors
tags: ['tech', 'privacy']
---

**[CNET:](https://www.cnet.com/news/tech-companies-agree-to-voluntary-principles-as-governments-ask-for-encryption-backdoors/)**

> Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, Snap and Roblox have agreed to adopt 11 voluntary principles to prevent online child sexual exploitation, government officials said on Thursday.<!-- excerpt -->
