UK government to back down on controversial end-to-end encryption provisions in Online Safety Bill

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• SMITHandWESSON@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Lol, they think we can’t see throught their “we need to destroy [insert any privacy right] to save the children” bullshit. Never mind the fact it was never about saving kids in the first place.

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  • Alto@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They know we can. They also know that they only need to get lucky once, while everyone else has to get lucky every time.

    Where have I heard that one before?

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  • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Meanwhile in the US, we have our MAGAT senators saying out loud that KOSA will censor LGBTQ content on the internet.

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  • Infernal_pizza@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    We can see through it but most people either can’t or just don’t care. Its barely talked about, I only ever see articles about this posted on here/Reddit, I never see or hear any discussion about it anywhere else, and there never seem to be any articles on the front page of BBC etc

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• Olap@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Lol, zombie government

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• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  So if anyone reading this would like to be PM for a bit, please put your name in. You can’t be any worse so you may as well.

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  • Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I mean, I would, but the job security seems really bad for that role.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      There is an office cat.

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    • CrankyCarrot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Oh well, when you leave after 2 weeks you still get more money than most of the country for the rest of your life

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  • snipvoid@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Can I still have a go if I change my name to Jeremy Corbyn by deed poll first?

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• DrCake@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I was amazed they still tried to get it through until now. This Sunak government has been criticised (rightly so) for getting nothing done.

  Why make a big song and dance about something that experts and companies were saying was impossible, just to have to cancel it.

  It highlights once again how truly useless and incompetent the tory party is at the minute.

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  • bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think they just want the headlines for being seen doing something, they don’t actually want to implement anything

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    • Tesco@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sunak is absolutely obsessed with doing exactly that. You can tell he just craves the prestige of being Prime Minister but isn’t actually interested in doing the job, it’s embarrassing really.

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• Dasnap@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  the government will reportedly confirm that communications regulator Ofcom will only require companies to introduce back-door access when a technology is developed that is capable of scanning networks in such a manner.

  So never then?

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  • echo64@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    any article claiming that was written by a moron, they’ve been trying and failing to do this for a decade. It’s not the first attempt, it’s not gonna be the last. It’ll always fail

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    • Tetsuo@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If this always fails why do they keep trying ?

      They will try again until people stop fighting it.

      People shouldn’t let their guard down…

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  • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It was never going to pass. Sure they may have tried to push it through but there are far too many people that they would need to get it past, and those people either understand how technology works or at least consult people who understand how technology works.

    The Tories always trying to implement laws that are physically impossible. All the sodding time.

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• Talaraine@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The language is still a warning sign and it looks like it's going to pass. Don't get me wrong, this is a victory but only a temporary one until they find a tech that works for them. Don't let down your guard and keep pressing the fight!

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• Robaque@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Meaning a mandated backdoor making encryption not really encrypted? Following the Australian LibNat Coalition’s footsteps I see.

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• Gazumi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The sole purpose of a representative is to be re-elected. They will say and do whatever will keep their followers beleiving and voting, or, what will get them personal wealtb & power.

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• linearchaos@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Every gdamn time, they go to the mat the say ok not this time. One day, they’ll say f’it were going to do it anyway and we’ll have to protest…

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  • uis@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    1917 is unlikely to repeat

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  • Infernal_pizza@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It feels like one of their goal is to prevent protesting at all. They’ve already passed laws making protesting more difficult, good luck trying to organise one at all a few years after this finally does pass and they’re scanning everyones messages

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• wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Headline is wrong. All they’ve said is that they won’t persue it if “it’s not technically feasible”. The law will still go in the books, and that statement won’t mean shit when it’s taken to court.

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