⊥ᵒᵚ Cᵸᵎᶺᵋᶫ∸ᵒᵘ ☑️ @falken@social.cleverlibre.org

@pwaring the problem isn't it's stale, it's evolving fast but dangerously.

I love Dan Slott’s response to Musk’s rebrand:

“They're changing the Twitter logo to an "X".

Literally the icon I click on when I want to close something on my computer.”

https://twitter.com/DanSlott/status/1683106623831638016

Requiring a "skilled person" write a report before mass surveillance is imposed does little

Especially given that the UK gov HAS ALREADY heard from hundreds of skilled experts restating longstanding consensus: there's no such thing as a safe backdoor.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66240006

The director of the research group selected by the government to conduct a technical evaluation of the “safety tech” that would likely be implemented via the Online Safety Bill spy clause states unequivocally that it's not fit for use:

https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/july/online-safety-bill.html

Over 450 cybersecurity experts from institutions around the globe call out the magical thinking at the heart of the EU's and UK's (and all) proposals to impose client side scanning and undermine strong encryption:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Aeex72MtFBjKhExRTooVMWN9TC-pbH-5LEaAbMF91Y/edit

Apple joins Signal & WhatsApp: they'll pull services from the UK before compromising privacy + security. This makes sense: the alt to exiting is undermining your reputation, killing the trust of those who rely on you. See: RIM, Blackberry, Saudi Arabia.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66256081

When the first age verification scam happens, and someone is tricked into handing over their passport info to a scammer?

The first compromise of an age verification service, leaking loads of sensitive ID documents?

The first time a backdoored chat service is exploited, and someone's private messages are obtained?

When the UK loses data protection adequacy?

#OnlineSafetyBill

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#Babylon5

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The UK government wants input on its ideas to make the Investigatory Powers Act even more invasive on everyone's liberty. Deadline is 31 July. You can read more and respond here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/revised-investigatory-powers-act-notices-regimes-consultation

Apple already said it would withdraw Facetime and iMessage in the UK if the changes proceed:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66256081

#UKPol #Surveillance #Encryption #Privacy

Chocolate fireguard applied to raging #onlinesafetybill encryption binfire

#e2ee

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66240006

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