BlackRoseJul 26, 2023

[News, Call for Action] The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide

https://slrpnk.net/post/948334

[News, Call for Action] The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide - SLRPNK

cross-posted from: https://monyet.cc/post/153506 [https://monyet.cc/post/153506] > The U.K. Parliament is close to passing the Online Safety Bill, which threatens global privacy by allowing backdoors into messaging services, compromising end-to-end encryption. Despite objections, no amendments were accepted. The bill also includes content filtering and surveillance measures. There’s still a chance for lawmakers to protect privacy with an amendment preserving encryption. A recent survey shows the majority of U.K. citizens want strong privacy on messaging apps.

Show threadShittyBeatlesFCPresJul 27, 2023
I don’t know if post-Brexit Britain has the juice for this. If nothing else, Signal is going to exit. Losing the entire EU is a major hit to a company but losing the UK? I could see companies just offering a degraded experience for UK users. (Green bubble style, basically.)
Show threadSatelllliiiiiiiteeeeJul 27, 2023
Funny you mention green bubbles, Apple has said they would pull iMessage and FaceTime from the UK rather than add a backdoor. Signal and WhatsApp have also said they would leave the market rather than comply and Google has opposed the bill but I haven’t personally seen any reporting on if they said they’d pull services from the UK.
Show threadTenderfootGungi
WhatsApp is huge in the UK.
Jul 27, 2023 at 5:30pmWeb