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Both @signalapp and Element united in trying to avert the privacy disaster that is the UK's Online Safety Bill: bbc.co.uk/news/technology-6458…

Signal would 'walk' from UK if Online Safety Bill undermined encryption

Bosses of the messaging app fear the Online Safety Bill could force it to weaken its users' security.
By Chris Vallance (BBC News)
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E1GEN
E1GEN
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Great words 👍

..."the idea that complex social problems are amenable to cheap technical solutions is the siren song of the software salesman".

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nosat
nosat
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pedophiles: "It is important that technology companies make every effort to ensure that their platforms do not become a breeding ground for paedophiles," 🤣

how about arrest those creating the child abuse images...but I guess they will not arrest themselves 🤷‍♂️

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Michal Špondr
Michal Špondr
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So an app that is expected to act as a means of communication in the very countries where privacy is being fought will be withdrawn if intimidated? What is then the point of using this app?
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Štěpán Škorpil
Štěpán Škorpil
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@michal 🤦‍♂️this idea is repeatedly appearing everywhere in the world. EU, UK, it doesn't matter. It seem that some basic IT education is missing, otherwise they would understand there is no middle stage between encrypted (private) and plain text (publicly readable) messages. I would ask such politicians if I can borrow their phones to read their messages.
@Michal Špondr
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Michal Špondr
Michal Špondr
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@stepan We're talking about two things: one is support for end-to-end encryption, because it's none of anyone's business to have a private conversation with another, however legal and harmless. The second thing is to have the possibility of such a communication channel in countries that are fighting against encryption. Does this mean that Signal is not an application for the latter? Then the app shouldn't be profiled that way.
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