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A “political blackmail” – the EU Parliament is pressing for new mandatory scanning of your private chats | TechRadar
As reported by digital rights group Netzpolitik, during the meeting held on July 11, the Parliament threatened to block an extension of the current voluntary scanning interim regulation – a temporary law that enables messaging providers to scan their users’ chats if they wish so – unless the Council agrees to mandatory scanning. “This political
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“I’m confused that the government advises never to give out your personal information, then introduces a law that means we have to send photos of our passports & driving licenses to anyone who asks”
r/autismUK subreddit: My gut is screaming that there is something bigger at play and there’s a hidden agender, and I don’t like feeling like this. I worry for people, like my daughter, who doesn”t have a passport or driving licenses or ‘border control biometric data’ that some of these services, like YOTI, say they are
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Repeal the Online Safety Act | Petitions | 500,775 signatures at Wednesday 2315h
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903?reveal_response=yes
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Request: can everyone attending Defcon please add/change their job title or biography to “self-proclaimed expert” to support Chelsea Jarvie?
If you critique deployment of Age Verification in the UK not only do you get branded as being “on the side of the child abusers” but also you have your professional qualifications undermined: A UK Government spokesperson said: “This self-proclaimed expert is wrong. The Online Safety Act protects children without sacrificing people’s privacy. Not exactly.
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David Aaronovich on media coverage of the Online Safety Act: “when are you going to have someone on to tell you what the downsides are?”
This is what happens when you let public policy be driven and architected by aggrieved parents, child charities and techlash advocates:
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“Age verification: what’s the harm?” | Girl on the Net explains
A very good, frank, post from GotN, who has a largely NSFW website but addresses a very broad set of issues in this explainer: https://www.girlonthenet.com/blog/age-verification-whats-the-harm/
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New online safety law savaged by watchdog as ‘silencing a generation’ | Politics | News | Express.co.uk
Scary that it is the reactionary right wing press who are getting so much correct at the moment: He told Express.co.uk: “We have to find ways to protect young people from online harm. But we also have to respect the freedom of expression rights of young people, especially older teenagers who we are now saying
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Via Reddit: “what can I do about the online safety act” | …trying to provide some constructive advice
The short answer is: contact your MP and complain. https://www.writetothem.com/ Don’t tell them that you are angry at it, tell them WHY you are angry at it and WHAT impact it has on your life and how you expect it to pan out. Tell them that you don’t want to be giving your information to
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“…the general consensus was that it’s just much easier to just join Roblox or something if you’re trying to find children in bulk.”
Pithy commentary from Wendy Grossman on the Techgrumps podcast: We did if for the children | Podcast Episode on RSS.com https://rss.com/podcasts/techgrumps/2150242/
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Google Trends: “VPN” in the UK, past 12 months
Quelle Surprise: Explore search interest for Vpn by time, location and popularity on Google Trends https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?hl=en-GB&tz=-60&geo=GB&hl=en-GB&q=Vpn&sni=6
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If you use Twitter & would like to see more discussion regarding the UK Online Safety Act Deployment, here’s a ready-made search…
Visit the following link: https://github.com/alecmuffett/ready-made-twitter-searches#uk-online-safety-act-deployment …and click LATEST or TOP as appropriate, to track the zeitgeist.
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Bloomberg: “What Are VPNs And Will They Undermine Online Safety Rules?” | … answer: “VPNs empower mature users to circumvent needless proliferation of personal data”
But even if age assurance systems are in place, children and teenagers could just use VPNs to circumvent the restrictions, particularly as many VPN apps are free or offer cheap subscriptions. Adults may also use this workaround out of fear that hackers could steal the personal data they submit to verify their date of birth.
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