Apple has joined the debate about the UK government’s proposed bill to weaken every UK citizen’s privacy online, by threatening to pull affected Apple services from the UK market. As Apple (and several articles I have posted) state, laws already exist for the authorities to breach the privacy of citizens …
Why we all need end-2-end-encryption
Here is a short BBC video explaining why E2EE protects our privacy from prying service companies and hackers: What is end to end encryption and why are police concerned about its rise? – BBC News As with all E2EE articles terrorists and child abusers are mentioned. Law enforcement already has …
UK Online Safety Bill – Apple Objects
Long term readers will know my position on the UK Conservative Government’s Online Safety Bill – I like the idea, I like some part and hate other. But I object to “to catch the paedophiles” or “to catch the terrorists” lines that are often used to get us all onboard. …
Another democracy does not like E2EE
End-to-end-ecryption (E2EE) seems to be an issue with many democratic governments – they dislike their law abiding citizens having it unless they can have the keys to the security. If governments have the keys to your E2EE it will not be long before the criminals also have those keys! Now …
UK Emergency Alert System is a good idea
Many countries have a national emergency alert system, delivered to their citizens via suitable mobile phones – now there is a UK Emergency Alert System. These systems can be operated by region and issue emergency alerts for serious weather events, earthquakes etc.. Although false alarms happen the rapid warning of …
