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UK passes "online safety" bill making end-to-end encryption impossible (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 year ago by El_Dorado@beehaw.org to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

where technically feasible

It gives something that can be argued about later, right? After other parts of the bill have begun to be implemented. So, further down the road if gvmt considers e.g. WhatsApp or Signal as having CSAM and not taking appropriate steps, then they can put pressure and WA/Signal can argue back about feasibility and merit.

[–] sic_1@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does that mean that when you're sitting on a bench in the middle of a city, you could in theory snoop the passwords and banking details in clear text from the WiFi networks around you?

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No. Why would it mean that?