12

Apple has joined the rapidly growing chorus of tech organizations calling on British lawmakers to revise the nation's Online Safety Bill – which for now is in the hands of the House of Lords – so that it safeguards strong end-to-end encryption.

top 2 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] Spudger@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Indeed. No such thing as bad publicity, etc. At least the iPhone-clutching masses on the morning commute will be reading about this now.

[-] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The “Online Safety Bill” is fucking horrible. It should be titled “Panopticon Hell Bill”.

I don’t trust Apple either, but clearly their pro-privacy LARP is useful sometimes.

this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2023
12 points (100.0% liked)

Technology

37708 readers
326 users here now

A nice place to discuss rumors, happenings, innovations, and challenges in the technology sphere. We also welcome discussions on the intersections of technology and society. If it’s technological news or discussion of technology, it probably belongs here.

Remember the overriding ethos on Beehaw: Be(e) Nice. Each user you encounter here is a person, and should be treated with kindness (even if they’re wrong, or use a Linux distro you don’t like). Personal attacks will not be tolerated.

Subcommunities on Beehaw:


This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS