nonmo

It's common knowledge. Literally no-one working in this field considers patching a buffer overrun or use-after-free or whatever to be the same as adding a security feature.

Did you reply to the wrong comment? I didn't mention child abuse.

Patching an 0-day isn't the same thing as adding a new privacy or security feature.

Linux is different because anyone can very clearly see the roadmap for features by following the LKML.

> Force technology companies to inform the Home Office in advance of security and privacy features they want to add, including encryption, and force them to disable features which the government objects to

This sounds fine to me. The signals intelligence agencies don't want to be blindsided by changes that will hamper their work. Private industry needs to be willing to co-operate for the benefit of everyone, not just their bottom line.

I think it's really unfortunate that the ID card legislation didn't go through. Standardising this would have made so many things much easier, especially interacting with government services. Instead we have this convoluted ad-hoc system of proving identity that just frustrates everyone while making fraud more likely. I hope Labour, in the next Parliament, builds upon the voter ID scheme and makes a national ID card for everyone.

Offend how? Like, remind the followers of Islam that their prophet raped a nine-year-old girl? Or call them rude names? I think you'll get a different reaction to each of these.