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UK govt technical ineptitude bodes badly in the data age. Online Safety Act 2023 (opendemocracy.net)
4 points by deepthings on Dec 13, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


The UK’s Online Safety Bill is now law, bringing with it the prospect of tech firms being forced to scan people’s messages – ostensibly for child abuse content. That means breaking ‘end-to-end encryption’, which experts have repeatedly said cannot be done without seriously endangering user security.




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