Matthew GreenJan 18, 2023
Ok a more serious comment about the UK Online Safety bill. Back in summer of 2021, when Apple proposed to build client-side “content scanning” into iPhones, Alex Stamos and I worried publicly that some countries would use it for purposes far beyond child abuse imagery. And here in 2023 we now have examples.
Show threadMatthew GreenJan 18, 2023
The fact that the UK is the nation demanding these new laws shouldn’t surprise anyone. It seemed like they were the nation driving 2021’s push for content scanning. Although China certainly has more actual clout, the UK/US relationship makes things more challenging — because US authorities are generally supportive.
Show threadMatthew Green
For example, here is an open letter to Facebook signed by US AG William Barr and the UK Home Secretary making essentially the same demands as the UK Online Safety bill is trying to pass into law. (Nothing about small boats though.) https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1207081/download
Jan 18, 2023 at 1:03pmWeb