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The Online Safety Act isn't just about age verification – end-to-end encryption is also at risk
Mandatory scanning of our private chats might be coming next
Many experts, technologists, politicians, and everyday users have already raised concerns about the negative effects these checks could pose for people's online privacy, security, free speech, and access to information. You may like Deemed by critics as the "spy clause," Section 122 of the Online Safety Bill introduced a requirement for tech companies to client-side-scan private and encrypted messages in the lookout for illegal content, such as terrorism or child sexual abuse material. An amendment to the already controversial Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), now requires tech firms offering messaging services (like Apple and Meta) to ask for government approval before releasing new security features.
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