The #UK Is Poised to Force a Bad Law on the Internet

#WhatsApp and #Signal have threatened to shut down services in #Britain if the Online Safety Bill includes restrictions that undermine #encryption. The government is pushing it through anyway.
#OnlineSafetyAct #privacy #surveillance

https://www.wired.com/story/the-uk-is-poised-to-force-a-bad-law-on-the-internet/

Very disappointed by the #BBC using parents awful stories of bullying to frame a discussion of the Govt #OnlineSafetyAct which includes many awful measures making us all less safe.

🔓 UK #OnlineSafetyAct Plans To Sabotage #Encryption & Has #WhatsApp Talking About Leaving Britain

Countries w/Weaken Encryption w/Lose Trust / Drive Away Tech

#News #crypto #e2ee #security #infosec #UK #UnitedKingdom #Britain #WhatsApp #privacy
https://thenextweb.com/news/privacy-advocates-slam-uk-anti-encryption-plans-whatsapp

RT @samfloreani@twitter.com

Hey #OnlineSafetyAct gang, the eSafety office is running a consultation on Restricted Access System "to limit the exposure of children and young people under 18 to some age-inappropriate online material". Due September 12 in *less than a month* https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/consultation-cooperation/restricted-access-system

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/samfloreani/status/1427076155698384896

RT @Zemmiph0bia@twitter.com

Multiple organisations have stated that the #OnlineSafetyAct was another way to undermine encryption, lo and behold: https://twitter.com/rohan_p/status/1424542312495939584

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Zemmiph0bia/status/1424552244511346688