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Some politicians in the UK think it is a good idea to introduce identity verification for using VPN services.
It could be that these politicians do not understand what they are proposing. The alternative, that they do understand, would be even worse.
Whistleblowers, activists, and journalists depend on anonymous VPN services. Requiring identity verification for VPN services would put them at risk. It would also have a chilling effect on online debate (VPNs can help people post anonymously on social media).
In authoritarian countries, VPN services are crucial forcriticizing the government. That is precisely why such governments seek to ban or restrict them. Hopefully, the UK will not join that list.
This is what the UK spyware proposal means.
There must be government spyware on every mobile device. It shall watch everything that happens, including always watching the screen, looking for things the government disapproves of.
When anything is flagged by the software as something the government doesn't like, the software must block it from being sent or displayed (in realtime).
The user of the device must not be able to shut this watching and blocking off. The only way to shut it off would be to ask the government or its proxies to do so for you, at their discretion.
Therefore the whole device must be locked down. Administrator rights and the decision of what software or operating system to run or not to run must be taken from the owner/user and handed to the government and its proxies.
Apple and Google are themselves working hard to lock down the devices they are involved in to shut out competition and establish a duopoly.
The UK government says it is "working closely" with Apple and Google and currently they synchronise and coordinate their communication on this subject.
The UK government is now proposing to mandate what would otherwise be illegal anti-competitive practices.
@GrapheneOS on the Apple and Google duopoly:
https://t.co/rbRmcUDTRu
Statement from @signalapp
https://t.co/vJILcSrs4s
@ReclaimTheNetHQ on the state spyware:
https://t.co/3FCi06bP77
The government announcement:
https://t.co/ynYjR3DIRo
‼️🇬🇧👁️ Le Royaume-Uni 2026 :
"On va scanner toutes tes photos et tous tes messages parce que peut-être qu’il y a une nude dedans. Prouve que t’es majeur sinon on bloque... c’est pour les enfants"
Comme d’habitude, mettre la surveillance de masse sur le dos des gosses ou du blanch d'argent
Sauf que... Les enfants seront les premiers à contourner (ils sont meilleurs que nous et l'ANTS peut vous le confirmer après s'être fait humilier par un hacker de 17ans !)
Les adultes perdront leur intimité
Le gouvernement aura un outil de surveillance parfait prêt à être réutilisé
@signalapp a dit "On ne participera pas"
Bravo !!
C’est exactement le genre de ligne rouge qu’il faut tenir
Protégez votre vie privée
Les gouvernements ne le feront pas à votre place. Ils font même le contraire !
#PrivacyIsNotACrime #UK ⚠️
Did America not realise that the ‘soccer’ World Cup would involve people from all over the world visiting?
Is it the Baseball ‘World Series’ that has confused them?
@Mur45ak1 I don't actually see "people" pushing for it except for people employed by these various governments. It isn't the regular joe/jane on social media saying "pls watch everything we do online and tell is its for our own good". It is governments just announcing this shit.
Australia's Social Media Ban didn't work, over 70k people's ID were stolen from a Discord data breach, Yoti was fined 950k Euros by Spain for breaking GDPR laws. I do NOT trust anyone who pushes age/ID verification to use social media or ANY service, it's more harm than good.
Seems like a bit of an oversight for the headline to mention him asking if he could kiss her, but not mention him cornering her, leaning his body against her and grabbing her hair. Or that she was a child sexual abuse survivor and he was a stalker.
Saka can barely train, Timber can’t play in the World Cup and Rice has played 68 games already. Our players were playing through injuries to win the league and getting to 2 finals but football twitter wants to run their mouths saying they aren’t good enough blah blah blah
Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka being managed during England’s pre-World Cup training camp following injury disrupted end of the season. https://t.co/0M0s4HjiVI
A parent who wants a child-lock on their kid’s phone can switch one on today. For free. They just have to turn it on.
This is not about parenting. Starmer and Shamood are lying. And the evidence is plain to see. 👇👇👇