> As a reminder, the Bill contains several far reaching proposals including > some suggesting that Encryption should be weakened through various methods. > This has generated much pushback from UK entities and the Internet Society > has drafted an online letter to members of the UK Parliament, co-signed by > dozens of organisations, that “End-to-End Encryption keeps us safe”. The > joint statement will go live on Monday 14th June 2021 at 9am UK time on the > Global Encryption Website and will also be printed in the 14 June edition of > the House. > > The draft Bill is published at > https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-online-safety-bill > > The repercussions of this Bill reach way further than just affecting the > United Kingdom - this could be a blueprint for many other countries to follow > - and the consequences could be terrible. Thus, since this is in draft form, > it is important to pay attention now, as there is still time to suggest and > design better solutions than the ones that will end up doing more harm than > good. > >
Thank you Oliver, Just to highlight, excellent session. Apart from the impact on encryption, was surprised about the extend this bill would organisations into scope. Seems quite a wide net they are casting and recommend community members that operate within the UK to take a good look and do an impact assessment. Thanks, MarcoH
