The people of UK do care actually and see many of the policies of the government as draconian and really out of touch. They do care about privacy. The UK government has been pushing with media campaigns to try to undermine the necessity of E2E encryption.
This kind narrative is being pushed by the US, UK, and Australia right now. Unfortunately for the people in Australia, some dangerous bills have already been passed.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/revealed-u... (Jan 2022)
This kind narrative is being pushed by the US, UK, and Australia right now. Unfortunately for the people in Australia, some dangerous bills have already been passed.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/aug/25/austr...