The U.K. Parliament has passed the Online Safety Bill (OSB), which says it will make the U.K. “the safest place” in the world to be online. In reality, the OSB will lead to a much more censored, locked-down internet for British users. The bill could empower the government to undermine not just the privacy and security of U.K. residents, but internet users worldwide.
Tbf banking uses encryption for transactions exclusively between you and a bank. I don’t think the law is “no end to end encryption at all”
I’m using signal no matter what dishi rishi tells me to do.
I didn’t say they’re banning encryption, I was just referring to the back-door requirement. An encryption with a back-door is no encryption at all.
Signal as far as I know isn’t based in the UK and hence not subject to these laws.
They apply client-side scanning. Meaning the data gets scanned before it gets encrypted. This is like someone looking over your shoulder.