Just as the Online Safety Bill becomes law – who is going to be safe?

Benjamin Dowling, a lecturer of Cybersecurity at the University of Sheffield has an article on The Conversation looking at the UK Online Safety Bill and who it will protect and who it will harm.

The UK just passed an online safety law that could make people less safe (theconversation.com)

I have made my views very clear here on Smart Thinking, I like some of the bill that will actually address CASM and dislike others, in particular the part that means you and I will no longer enjoy encrypted communications. Just like if we lived in China or Iran. We have due process.

Have a look on my comments about cyphers and toilet walls here:

You need to make your own mind up over this.

Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles

Further Reading

Online Safety Bill articles (Smart Thinking Solutions)

Online Safety Act publications – Parliamentary Bills – UK Parliament

Smart Thinking Solutions supports this UK Government initiative:

Let’s stop abuse together – Stop Abuse Together (campaign.gov.uk)