MediaActivist, 8 months ago to random

The UK Government Knows How Extreme The Online Safety Bill Is https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/uk-government-knows-how-extreme-online-safety-bill #UKOnlineSafetyBill #OnlineSafetyBill #surveillance

MediaActivist, 8 months ago to random

UK drops 'spy clause' for scanning encrypted chat, admits it's not 'feasible' - but don't celebrate yet ... it has simply kicked the online safety can down the road, Westminster style https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/09/07/uk_government_clause_online_safety_bill/ #surveillance #UKOnlineSafetyBill #OnlineSafetyBill

orionzspark, 10 months ago to privacy

You know what? I’m gonna say it, this is a very rare Apple W even though everything about iMessage is closed off.

BBC News link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66256081
Archive dot org link (because British media of all kinds sucks): https://web.archive.org/web/20230720203121mp_/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66256081
#privacy #UKOnlineSafetyBill

nerdlegend, 10 months ago to random

#ukonlinesafetybill is bad legislation and way to vague. Giving a back door to encryption is stupid. You wouldn't want that to be the case for banking. Reducing civil liberties with no oversight is shocking. Better off dealing with the cause not symptoms. Deeply authoritan rubbish law. Experts can give far better analysis than me but I'm not convinced by it.

internetsociety, 10 months ago to uk

Over 80 civil society organizations, academics and cyber-experts from 23 countries wrote to the UK government over the threats posed by the #OnlineSafetyBill
to the security and privacy of billions of people who use apps like WhatsApp and Signal - https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/online-safety-bill-protect-encrypted-messaging/

#Encryption #UKOnlineSafetyBill #UK #E2EE #PrivacyMatters #WhatsApp #Signal

Jon6705, 1 year ago to privacy

WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging apps unite against law plan

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65301510

#E2EE #EndToEndEncryption #UKOnlineSafetyBill #Privacy

deepsec, 1 year ago to random

Press Release: A 40-year Step Backwards for Secure Communication
The UK government's Online Safety Bill wants to set back the state-of-the art for secure communication 40 years backwards. The proposal includes compulsory backdoors for communication platforms and wil
https://blog.deepsec.net/press-release-a-40-year-step-backwards-for-secure-communication/
#Press #AthensAffair #CryptoWars #CryptoWars2.0 #DeepSec2023 #EUchatcontrolregulation #industrialespionage #OpenPGP #UKOnlineSafetyBill