Before we start: At Smart Thinking and Octagon Technology we think protecting children and vulnerable people from threat actors on the internet is extremely important – but the action taken need to be technically and securely effective and not impact the privacy of law abiding citizens. Now onto the post… …
The Online Safety Bill is delayed until the Conservatives can make their minds ups!
The passing of the Online Safety Bill is going to be delayed (along with other legislation) until the Conservatives choose a new Prime Minister for the country. Online Safety Bill put on hold until new prime minister in place – BBC News
The Online Safety Bill is still going through parliament and we are back to the question of end-to-end encryption
I quite like the the government’s Online Safety Bill is that it will compel the Big Tech companies to action about child sex abuse material (CSAM), and delivery huge fines if they fail to do so. However a requirement to monitor communications apps with end-to-end encryption (E2EE), for CSAM causes …
Indian government VPN logging deadline extended
The deadline for implementing a range of infosec directives, issued by India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has been extended by 90-days. India extends deadline for compliance with IT Directions • The Register InfoSec in Indian now always seems to …
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InfoSec in Indian now always seems to be in hurry
Following the Indian government directives about reporting of cyber-security incidents and the requirement to keep VPN user logs, both of which had ridiculously short deadlines for compliance – here is another: Indian stock markets given ten day deadline to file reports • The Register India in the news – when …
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