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WhatsApp could soon be banned in the UK, owing to the strict laws on social media and online messaging services.

According to Express.co.uk, UK Prime Minister David Cameron is now looking at new legislation that plans 'to stop people from sending any form of encrypted messages'.

Today, there are popular messaging services in the UK namely, WhatsApp, iMessage and Snapchat. If the new legislation is passed then all these services could be banned in the UK in the coming weeks.

He reportedly said, "In our country, do we want to allow a means of communication between people which we cannot read? My answer to that question is: 'No, we must not’.”

With the new Investigatory Powers Bill, Internet service providers, Internet companies like Facebook, Google and others, will need to keep a record of your activity. The new bill, the pace of which has been accelerated due to recent concerns over terrorist attacks, could be passed by Autumn.

Though the complete details of the bill are still undisclosed, it means that the government will now get to spy on users irrespective of whether they are crime suspects or not. Sounds creepy, doesn't it?

Meanwhile, popular messaging service, WhastApp, has updated its Web app. WhatsApp for Web has now been updated to include mobile-like features giving users more control over chats and group conversations on the web.