cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2076800

In this video he discusses how the United Kingdoms “Online Safety Act” would require tech companies to implement backdoors into their encryption algorithms in order to comply with requirements to do proactive scanning for illegal content.

  • candyman337
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    2 years ago

    This is the most idiotic thing I’ve ever seen in my life. How stupid do you have to be to even consider this as a good idea. Like, be prepared from everything the government that passes this ever does to be leaked.

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      2 years ago

      Yeah and then they say “It is what it isssss” and punished the company for the governments fault. UK = Iran 0.5 ??? Just death by 1000 cuts. It will be a dark future for us.

  • Nioxic
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    2 years ago

    Well, things have gone downhill for a while in the UK…

    Might as well dig, when they hit the ground.