Hidden within the UK Online Safety Act is the spy clause that threatens encryption on messaging apps.

As ORG's James Baker says, Ofcom "may be waiting to see what happens in Europe with the Chat Control proposal, because it’s quite hard for the UK to go alone.”

We spoke to Computer Weekly about some of the privacy threats coming up in 2026 ⬇️

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366636751/Privacy-will-be-under-unprecedented-attack-in-2026

#e2ee #encryption #ofcom #onlinesafetyact #ukpolitics #ukpol

Hidden within the UK Online Safety Act is the spy clause that threatens encryption on messaging apps.

As ORG's James Baker says, Ofcom "may be waiting to see what happens in Europe with the Chat Control proposal, because it’s quite hard for the UK to go alone.”

We spoke to Computer Weekly about some of the privacy threats coming up in 2026 ⬇️

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366636751/Privacy-will-be-under-unprecedented-attack-in-2026

#e2ee #encryption #ofcom #onlinesafetyact #ukpolitics #ukpol

If anyone has a way of connecting with people in #Iran right now, please download and send the the #Briar @briar APK. Briar is a #PeerToPeer secure #e2ee messaging app which can work without internet connectivity (using Bluetooth and local wireless networks). It is designed for exactly the situation that is happening there right now.

https://briarproject.org/installing-apps-via-direct-download/

If anyone has a way of connecting with people in #Iran right now, please download and send the the #Briar @briar APK. Briar is a #PeerToPeer secure #e2ee messaging app which can work without internet connectivity (using Bluetooth and local wireless networks). It is designed for exactly the situation that is happening there right now.

https://briarproject.org/installing-apps-via-direct-download/