The war on privacy and encryption goes on. This time in the UK. Under the “Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill”, lawmakers now want client-side scanning on every phone and tablet.
The lawmakers write: “Any relevant device supplied for use in the UK must have installed tamper-proof system software which is highly effective at preventing the recording, transmitting (by any means, including livestreaming) and viewing of CSAM using that device.”
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You know it’s going to be bad when it’s almost literally called the “think of the children bill”
The “Pro-Ice Cream And Puppies And Anti-Terrorism And Hurting Children Bill” passes unopposed.
its been 10 yeares since satire is dead. but jfc this is yet another stark reminder how dead it is.