Britain proposes 'super-complaints' to help keep the internet safe
More Online Safety Act shenanigans as it urges nation to think of the children ... and free speech groups
Networks17 Nov 2023 | 52
Online Harms
UK Online Safety Bill to become law – and encryption busting clause is still there
Admits it's 'not technically feasible' ... but with no promise not to invoke it
Networks20 Sep 2023 | 91
The UK's bad encryption law can't withstand global contempt
Opinion Any sufficiently stupid technology is indistinguishable from magical thinking
Security13 Mar 2023 | 298
UK lawmakers look to enforce blocking tools for legal but harmful content
The latest idea in the long gestation of the online harms legislation
Security09 Dec 2022 | 143
Govt suggests Brits should hand passports to social media companies
Block buttons would become mandatory under forthcoming Online Safety Bill, says DCMS
Offbeat28 Feb 2022 | 191
UK think tank proposes Online Safety Bill reviewer to keep tabs on Ofcom decisions
Terror watchdog is a bad model to follow, though
Security02 Feb 2022 | 23
MPs charged with analysing Online Safety Bill say end-to-end encryption should be called out as 'specific risk factor'
Too far? Committee thinks it doesn't go far enough
Security14 Dec 2021 | 118
Online harms don’t need dangerous legislation, they need a spot of naval action
Opinion It worked on Jolly Roger, it can work on ProudWhiteGuy66373
Security25 Oct 2021 | 142
Campaigners warn of an 'algorithm-driven censorship' future if UK Online Safety Bill gets through Parliament
MPs and activists join forces to fight 'dangerous' legal threat
Legal23 Jun 2021 | 48
We take a look at proposed Big Tech regulations in the UK: Heavy on possible fines, light on enforcement
Analysis Online Harms draft gets most things right, still gives Facebook and friends too much leeway
Personal Tech16 Dec 2020 | 26
Junior minister says gov.UK considering facial recognition to verify age of p0rn-watchers
Yes, you read that right. Plus they spent £2.2m on failed AV policy
AI + ML18 Oct 2019 | 127
Well, well, well. Fancy that. UK.gov shelves planned pr0n block
Thought of the children, but not privacy, tech, legal implications
Legal16 Oct 2019 | 139
Biting the hand that feeds IT
