The UK is a useful idiot for authoritarian regimes.
The Online Safety Bill is set to puncture the security of messaging apps to enable mass surveillance. It’ll give permission for it to be done in other countries.
@openrightsgroup@Mer__edith Meanwhile, always remember that everything you send by encrypted systems is being stored for future decryption when quantum machines come of age.
@openrightsgroup@Mer__edith It's really important to watch the full version of this. The sad thing, however, is that only once (and only at the very end) does "client-side scanning" even get mentioned. If one of the three had actually explained what that means, this would have been a clearer conversation accessible to a wider audience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E--bVV_eQR0
@openrightsgroup@Mer__edith Why do they call it Online Safety Bill ? That's completely opposite to safety. I think they want to say Online Spyware Bill.
@openrightsgroup Whenever the UK government talks about “child safety”, you can bet your tits you’re looking at their latest attempt to implement mass surveillance. They’re that cynical.
@openrightsgroup@Mer__edith@nicklockwood In fairness, the UK is the only place I’ve ever been to where there is enthusiastic support for 24/365 video surveillance by the police.
Wow - I watched that programme. What a wonderful sharp woman making an even sharper contrast with the politician trying to emoliantly sell the bill and ignoring the technical issues.
If only they could swap places so we had really intelligent and knowledgeable people setting policy. But that, these days, is not the Tory way.
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