UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors

Re:UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors by glawre on Saturday January 10, 2026 @06:03PM (#46570851)

What are Ofcom realistically going to do when providers refuse to comply?

We've seen the X/CSAM issue this week and both the government and regulator are clearly unwilling to stand up to American big-tech.

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Re:UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors by wmf on Saturday January 10, 2026 @06:13PM (#46570921)

The next step is the National Firewall and then the VPN ban.

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Re:UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors by ronsor on Saturday January 10, 2026 @06:26PM (#46571022)

Royal Security Firewall*

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Re:UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors by cmxch on Saturday January 10, 2026 @06:56PM (#46571236)

The King’s Gate.

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Re:UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors by HPsquared on Saturday January 10, 2026 @07:23PM (#46571421)

The Net Curtain

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Re:UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors by cmxch on Sunday January 11, 2026 @06:35PM (#46581720)

The Tower of London.

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Re:UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors by halJordan on Saturday January 10, 2026 @06:19PM (#46570971)

They do what they've been doing. Get another law passed, that gives them what they want. Thats the best part of having a parliament, you just pass new laws

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