UK's Online Safety Bill finally passed by parliament

Re:UK's Online Safety Bill finally passed by parliament by tentacleuno on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @08:06AM (#37583165)

So, what's happening with Signal in the UK? They've previously said to the BBC that they would withdraw their services if this bill were to make its way into Law[0].

[0]: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64584001

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Re:UK's Online Safety Bill finally passed by parliament by blentrop on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @08:54AM (#37583531)

The last paragraph in the article says:

"Earlier this month, junior minister Stephen Parkinson appeared to concede ground, saying in parliament's upper chamber that Ofcom would only require them to scan content where "technically feasible"."

By this I understand that all communication needs to be scanned except End To End Encryption where is not "technically feasible"

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Re:UK's Online Safety Bill finally passed by parliament by Mindwipe on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @10:26AM (#37584564)

There's secondary supporting legislation needs to go in and a framework from Ofcom yet. Signal indicated they'd leave of those went in.

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