U.K. Government Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36913268
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3137
Online Safety Bill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Bill
* proposed U.K. act intended to improve internet safety
* duty of care for online platforms towards their users, requiring action against both illegal & legal but harmful content
EFF counters:
* forces backdoors in messaging services
* destroys end-to-end encryption
Countries such as China, Russia, and N Korea are going to take advantage of this, meanwhile they will just develop stronger encryption to ensure their data stays safe.
What impact will what the UK government are doing have on NATO and NATO allies, will the UK still be trusted ?
