The U.K. Parliament is pushing ahead with a sprawling internet regulation bill that will, among other things, undermine the privacy of people around the world. The Online Safety Bill, now at the final stage before passage in the House of Lords, gives the British government the ability to force backdoors into messaging services, which will destroy end-to-end encryption. No amendments have been accepted that would mitigate the bill’s most dangerous elements. If it passes, the Online Safety Bill will be a huge step backwards for global privacy, and democracy itself.
Other governments will see that it’s possible and copy them. Some are well on the way already. In the USA, the “Stop CSAM Act” proposes to make encryption illegal:
They’re not going to erode encryption worldwide. Companies will simply pull out of Britain (if they haven’t already because of Brexit)
Other governments will see that it’s possible and copy them. Some are well on the way already. In the USA, the “Stop CSAM Act” proposes to make encryption illegal:
https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-outlaw-encrypted-applications