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Online Safety Bill
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:05 pm
by dyqik
The UK government has just outlawed end to end encryption in messaging systems, effectively banning WhatsApp and Signal, and placed prior restraint on speech for the first time since the 1600s.
Re: Online Safety Bill
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:17 pm
by Fishnut
Apparently the requirement to scan encrypted messages has been
watered down, though with an interesting/ridiculous caveat,
At the eleventh hour, the Government appeared to back down by confirming in the Lords that it would only require messaging firms to scan for illegal content when it became “technically feasible”.
Crucially, however, that phrase didn’t make it into the amended legislation, leading many privacy advocates and industry bodies to worry that the can has simply been kicked down the road.
Re: Online Safety Bill
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:33 pm
by dyqik
As that article mentions, Wikipedia may shut down UK access because of the requirement for it to check ages before giving access.
Re: Online Safety Bill
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 6:43 am
by noggins
Dont worry, the ECHR will save us