Well done us!
It just feels like the Tories are trying to wreck enough stuff to keep their corporate overlords happy, so they can get a cushy job afterwards.
HipPriest ( @HipPriest@kbin.social ) 7•11 months agoI genuinely believe they’re beyond giving a shit at this point. They know their cards are marked and it’s just like they’re trolling everyone at this point while they wait to get booted out
Syldon ( @Syldon@feddit.uk ) English12•11 months agoFrom a government that spends all its time doing deals on Whatsapp, it now wants to stop anyone else having privacy. you couldn’t make this shit up.
Auzy ( @Auzy@beehaw.org ) English10•11 months agoThey’re not going to erode encryption worldwide. Companies will simply pull out of Britain (if they haven’t already because of Brexit)
floofloof ( @floofloof@lemmy.ca ) English6•11 months agoOther governments will see that it’s possible and copy them. Some are well on the way already. In the USA, the “Stop CSAM Act” proposes to make encryption illegal:
https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-outlaw-encrypted-applications
Liam Mayfair ( @LiamMayfair@lemmy.sdf.org ) English9•11 months agoWhat a disgrace. I will definitely be following the EFF’s advice and sending a complaint to the House of Lords to reconsider, for what little difference that could make.
s12 ( @s12@sopuli.xyz ) English5•11 months agoOk. What do I/We have to do to stop this?
It’s in the article and mentioned by Liam below - send a strongly worded message to the House of Lords.
It also can’t hurt to contact your MP.
There may also be demonstrations against this.
Unfortunately, the Tories have such a massive majority they can steamroller most things through.
Medium to long term the best thing we can all do is vote and vote tactically.
samokosik ( @samokosik@lemmynsfw.com ) English3•11 months agoCan’t britons just fuck off?
smeg ( @smeg@feddit.uk ) English11•11 months agoProbably not the best community to say that in mate. Also I doubt anyone who voted for these luddites is posting here.
samokosik ( @samokosik@lemmynsfw.com ) English4•11 months agoTrue point. I wrongly worded it. But let’s just be honest. This proposal is a complete garbage.
floofloof ( @floofloof@lemmy.ca ) English7•11 months ago samokosik ( @samokosik@lemmynsfw.com ) English1•11 months agoThat’s a complete garbage proposal, as well. French people have sth similar that when you use encrypted messaging service, it can be used as an evidence that you committed crime or sth similar to it. I don’t remember exactly how it was