UK passes "online safety" bill making end-to-end encryption impossible - eviltoast
  • Fluid@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    What? It didn’t get voted down, it literally passed and is law under the Telco Act. The fact we passed it gave the UK ammunition to do the same thing.

    • gnuplusmatt@startrek.website
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      1 year ago

      it is my understanding that our sucky Assistance and Access Act, is fundamentally different, it compels developers provide back doors where it will not systemically undermine the system. To my understanding the UK one requests “breaking” e2ee in its entirely - which is why services like Signal were considering full exiting the region?