“If asked by the government to weaken encryption, it would be “very foolish” to accept, Will Cathcart told the BBC.” BBC News website Will Cathcart is Head of WhatsApp at Meta. WhatsApp: We won’t lower security for any government – BBC News
Well it was sure to happen… Blake Lemoine the man who claimed Google’s AI is sentient is fired – he was the classic “insider threat”.
Not because he thinks the AI is sentient – although that may have ticked a few people off – but because he published confidential Google information. Blake Lemoine: Google fires engineer who said AI tech has feelings – BBC News Blake still chose to persistently violate clear employment and data …
Read about your privacy…
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 …
