Hey Lucy, Makes sense. Thanks for letting me know the detail :)
Owen On Tue, 30 May 2023 at 13:44, Lucy Crompton-Reid < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Owen > > Many thanks for sharing this. As Wikimedia UK and the Wikimedia Foundation > are lobbying for very specific changes to the OSB, we are trying to keep > our powder dry and are not formally joining calls relating to end-to-end > encryption (although of course I agree with the principles and concerns > expressed in the letter). Wikimedia UK did add our name/logo to an ORG > briefing on the OSB and prior restraint, circulated to peers in April. > > Best > Lucy > > On Tue, 30 May 2023 at 13:26, Owen Blacker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don't know if this is a little off-topic for the Movement, but please >> consider if the Foundation or any Affiliates (especially WMUK to WMEU) >> might like to sign on to this Open letter? >> >> In pride and solidarity, >> >> Owen >> -- >> Owen Blacker, London GB >> @owenblacker <http://twitter.com/owenblacker>, he/him >> @[email protected] <https://dataare.cool/@owenblacker> >> User:OwenBlacker (meta >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User%3AOwenBlacker>, enwiki >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:OwenBlacker>, frwiki >> <https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur:OwenBlacker>) >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Monica Horten <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 at 10:57 >> Subject: [ORG-advisory] [ REQUEST FOR SIGNATURE] Open letter to UK >> government - safeguarding privacy and end-to-end encryption >> To: ORG Advisory Council discussion list < >> [email protected]> >> >> >> *RE: Sign on to civil society open letter to the UK government: we urge >> UK to protect global digital security and safeguard private communication* >> >> *Dear Advisory Council members, * >> A gentle reminder about our letter, and thank you to those who have >> already signed! You may sign as an individual or an organisation. >> >> We have been made aware that occasionally the sign-on form has not worked >> properly. It should provide a confirmation page. If you experience any >> issues with it, please let me know, and you can sign manually. >> >> *European Digital Rights (EDRi) and Open Rights Group have drafted an >> open letter to the UK government, calling for the deletion of chat control >> measures in the Online Safety Bill. * >> >> *The Online Safety Bill is a deeply troubling legislative proposal >> containing measures that threaten fundamental rights online. It is >> currently being debated in the UK Parliament, and could be passed into law >> as soon as mid-July this year. * >> >> *Of special concern for us is the way it puts at risk messaging services >> that use end-to-end encryption. The Bill will give Ofcom, the regulator, >> extraordinary powers to enforce this – powers that are said to be greater >> than those of GCHQ. The UK government has indicated its intention for >> providers to use client-side scanning, although it has not confirmed this >> publicly. * >> >> *If passed in its present form, the UK could become the first liberal >> democracy to require the routine scanning of people’s private chat >> messages, including chats that are secured by end-to-end encryption. * >> >> *The letter expresses our concerns and calls on the UK government to drop >> the proposal. It urges the UK remove end-to-end encrypted services from the >> scope of the Bill and to uphold the privacy of people’s confidential >> communications. * >> >> *The full text of the letter is here: * >> https://cloud.edri.org/index.php/s/8EXtTDwLfya4Rq8 >> >> >> *We would like to let the UK government know the strength of feeling in >> civil society around the world that encrypted messaging platforms are there >> to protect us all and should not be weakened. * >> >> We invite you to sign the letter via this sign-on form: >> https://cloud.edri.org/index.php/apps/forms/s/ab7o7RK6FENJrAntSpZYnH3X >> >> You may sign as an organisation or as an individual. 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