First the UK Government demanded that Apple include a backdoor into their encrypted services for UK law enforcement and other official UK agencies to use (see below), now both Sweden and Denmark are wanting similar access: More Countries are Demanding Backdoors to Encrypted Apps – Schneier on Security If you …
Privacy hearing in Private
The arguments between the UK Government and Apple over the US tech giant supplying end-to-end-encryption for UK customers continues. Apple encrypted data row case begins in secret – BBC News The BBC among other news outlets petitioned for the case to be heard in public – as it affects the …
Apple, The UK Government, UK Apple users and Encryption
This story just keeps going on… For those of you that need a catch-up, here are my article about the argument between the UK Government and Apple: Apple and End-to-End Encryption | Smart Thinking Solutions Encryption or Not Encryption | Smart Thinking Solutions At least we will be a lot …
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The UK’s Online Safety Bill is now Law
The Conservative Government’s Online Safety Bill is now law. Online Safety Bill: divisive internet rules become law – BBC Do you have an opinion on it? I do. Let’s see if Big Tech does leave the UK in protest to being asked to compromise our privacy or will they follow …
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 …
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