Today sees the second reading of the UK's Online Safety Bill, before the House of Commons. Here's my bingo card: Neil's Online Safety Bill bingo lawful but awful wild west big tech flick of a switch Read more
Tag: end to end encryption
"Safer Internet Day" 2022. At least we know what we're trying to achieve. Right?
We should have better encryption. We should have encryption which can be readily circumvented.
The web is the unregulated Wild West. We should reduce barriers to responsible innovation and reduce Read more
End to end encryption, and services which let you meet and message people you do not already "know"
In the context of a prohibitions or limits on the deployment of end to end encryption, I've heard the argument that one should distinguish between: services which enable contact between "known" Read more
A prohibition on end to end encryption could leave you with #NoPlaceToHide. And that's not a good thing.
The government's #NoPlaceToHide campaign (I've intentionally not included a URL) got me thinking: if end to end encryption on popular messaging services was prohibited, how many users would be left Read more
The end to end encryption debate: 1: the (very) basics of "encryption"
Some time back, someone - sadly, I cannot remember who, but - asked if there was a good, neutral, explanation of the end to end encryption debate. I have not found one, and I think it would be Read more