The U.K. Parliament has passed the Online Safety Bill (OSB), which says it will make the U.K. “the safest place” in the world to be online. In reality, the OSB will lead to a much more censored, locked-down internet for British users. The bill could empower the government to undermine not just the...

Today The UK Parliament Undermined The Privacy, Security, And Freedom Of All Internet Users::The U.K. Parliament has passed the Online Safety Bill (OSB), which says it will make the U.K. “the safest place” in the world to be online. In reality, the OSB will lead to a much more censored, locked-down internet for British users. The bill could empower the government to undermine not just the…

    • Dr. Bluefall@toast.oooEnglish
      17·
      1 year ago

      …this would make E2EE effectively meaningless, because no amount of encryption will protect against getting scanned at the entrance and exit.

      • darth_helmet@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        And then some incompetent contractor will put the backdoor key onto their GitHub and completely destroy everyone’s privacy

      • phxEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        AND it would probably break laws in other countries that actually value privacy or security. It’s not like they’d be making a UK-only client for every fucking app or device that uses encrypted communications