The U.K. Parliament has passed the Online Safety Bill (OSB), which says it will make the U.K. “the safest place” in the world to be online. In reality, the OSB will lead to a much more censored, locked-down internet for British users. The bill could empower the government to undermine not just the privacy and security of U.K. residents, but internet users worldwide.
    • Random Dent@lemmy.ml
      401·
      1 year ago

      I think the idea behind these kinds of laws isn’t so much the stated intent, which as far as I can tell is basically unenforceable, but to introduce a ton of extremely vague laws that could apply to almost anything you do online, which they can then use selectively against whoever they feel like.

    • renlok@lemmy.ml
      10·
      1 year ago

      This government is the result of multiple votes of no confidence and they somehow get worse each time.

    • Retiring@lemmy.ml
      7·
      1 year ago

      I feel what you are saying, but tech ceos explaining governments things is the problem. I do agree with the rest of what you said.

      • suckmyspez@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        Only if the VPN provider follows the advice in the bill. I imagine there will be a lot of VPN providers that won’t give a sh!t what the U.K. government say.

        I think companies like Proton & Mullvad will stand their ground.

  • ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ@lemm.ee
    62·
    1 year ago

    i praise the kids of great britain and the colonies for making uk leave the eu. may they have tea, biscuits, a broken economy and no privacy.

    • Gazumi@lemmy.world
      4·
      1 year ago

      A touch harsh, but possibly accurate. I’m still furious that we have people who still think it was a good idea. Those people blame the imoact of Brexit on the poor handful of people arriving here as migrants. Then double down by saying thar if it hadn’t of been for the migrants, they wouldn’t have voted Brexit. Sorry, rant over.

    • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      1 year ago

      I mean it was the grandparents not the kids. If we had the same vote today, no new voters, no one changed their vote, it would be REMAIN, as enough LEAVE voters have died in the interim to swing the vote in the other direction.