We’ve signed an open letter @RishiSunak on how the #OnlineSafetyBill threatens UK cybersecurity. The Bill introduces content scanning on our devices, compromising end-to-end encryption for individuals and business @encryption_day
Read in full here: openrightsgroup.org/blog/70-organi…
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Read in full here: openrightsgroup.org/blog/70-organi…
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We all rely on end-to-end encryption to protect our private data from cyber attacks, whether as an individual, a business or the country as a whole.
The #OnlineSafetyBill unlocks your data.
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The #OnlineSafetyBill unlocks your data.
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Installing content scanning software on our devices with access to our private messages and images is an open goal for the surveillance of an entire population.
The #OnlineSafetyBill puts a spy in your pocket.
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The #OnlineSafetyBill puts a spy in your pocket.
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If you create an opening, anyone can walk through it. Content scanning software punches a hole in the security of our devices, leaving us all exposed to hackers and bad actors.
The #OnlineSafetyBill is unsafe.
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The #OnlineSafetyBill is unsafe.
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“When Australia passed a similar law undermining end-to-end encryption in 2018, the Australian digital industry lost an estimated $AUS 1 billion in current and forecast sales and further losses in foreign investment”
The #OnlineSafetyBill is bad for business.
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The #OnlineSafetyBill is bad for business.
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Destabilising cybersecurity? Another government would call that the work of the anti-growth coalition. But that was last month.
The #OnlineSafetyBill will increase cyber attacks.
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The #OnlineSafetyBill will increase cyber attacks.
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With a backdoor to your devices through content scanning software, criminals will have greater access to the personal data of the most vulnerable in society, including children.
The #OnlineSafetyBill fails its own tests.
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The #OnlineSafetyBill fails its own tests.
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As part of 70 organisations, cybersecurity experts, and elected officials, we call on @RishiSunak and @DCMS to protect end-to-end encryption.
The #OnlineSafetyBill makes a bad situation worse.
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The #OnlineSafetyBill makes a bad situation worse.
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Write to your MP today to highlight the threats to our privacy and freedoms that the #OnlineSafetyBill will create.
The Bill returns to Parliament on 5 December. Don't delay to stop this bad law.
action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-mp-…
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The Bill returns to Parliament on 5 December. Don't delay to stop this bad law.
action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-mp-…
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