U.K. Government Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36913268

https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3137

Online Safety Bill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Bill

* proposed U.K. act intended to improve internet safety

* duty of care for online platforms towards their users, requiring action against both illegal & legal but harmful content

EFF counters:

* forces backdoors in messaging services

* destroys end-to-end encryption

#UK #OnlineSafetyBill #encryption #surveillance

Addendae

Online Safety Bill – some futures – 25th July 2023

https://www.regulate.tech/online-safety-bill-some-futures-25th-july-2023/

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36941256

I will replicate the summary from the end of this post here so that readers short of time can cut to the chase – please carry on to unpack these points.

[SUMMARY] What are the best and worst case scenarios for how this will all play out?

In the best case, the world will look like this. ...

In the worst case, the world will look like this. ...

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