"An operator of a messaging service wishing to introduce an advanced security feature would now have to first let the Home Office [UK] know in advance."
Secure IT systems prevent fraud in commercial transactions and protect our private lives from undue intrusions.
If the UK government were concerned about national security, they’d want to encourage (rather than delay) security updates or end to end encryption.
@openrightsgroup I’ve been trying to write a succinct email to my MP outlining my concerns about the online safety bill (specifically how it misunderstands e2ee but also the broader liberties it takes), and asking him to do proper research before he votes on it.
Do you have a boilerplate letter that I could work with? I’ve really struggled to articulate it in a way I think he’ll engage with/understand - my MP is John Redwood
@openrightsgroup I'm coming to the conclusion that there are a lot of sleeper agents in the UK government actively working to destroy the country, incompetence just isn't plausible any more. Like they must know that they and their friends and families have to use these as well.. Or they just have so much money that they don't care if banking software is secure or not? They cannot be that ignorant?
The UK government plans have nothing to do with protecting our security. It's about allowing State intrusion into the lives of UK residents.
After the #OnlineSafetyBill and the #DPDIBill, it's another display of ignorance and bad faith by a government that's unfit to regulate the digital space.
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