Signal says it'll shut down in UK if Online Safety Bill approved

Re:Signal says it'll shut down in UK if Online Safety Bill a... by scrlk on Saturday February 25, 2023 @10:30AM (#34937362)

This is the country where the health service, transport department, fire brigade (amongst a whole host of other government departments and public bodies) are allowed to access your complete internet history *without a warrant*.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigatory_Powers_Act_2016#...

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Re:Signal says it'll shut down in UK if Online Safety Bill a... by nprateem on Saturday February 25, 2023 @10:35AM (#34937404)

This is also a country with a health service.

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Re:Signal says it'll shut down in UK if Online Safety Bill a... by ekianjo on Saturday February 25, 2023 @10:42AM (#34937465)

if you dont mind waiting years for a life saving surgery

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Re:Signal says it'll shut down in UK if Online Safety Bill a... by darknavi on Saturday February 25, 2023 @11:14AM (#34937738)

Not untrue about many parts of the US too by the way.

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Re:Signal says it'll shut down in UK if Online Safety Bill a... by nprateem on Saturday February 25, 2023 @01:21PM (#34939044)

Sure you can pay for private if you can afford it but at least you don't need to for less urgent things

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Re:Signal says it'll shut down in UK if Online Safety Bill a... by andsoitis on Saturday February 25, 2023 @03:59PM (#34940397)

How many people in the UK need a life saving surgery (urgently, otherwise they’ll die), but don’t get it and are left to die?

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