If anyone wondered what applying for (& rejected for, before MR + appeal) UK disability was like:
" [...]
We will publish our response in summer 2026. "
www.gov.uk/government/c...
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
" [...]
We will publish our response in summer 2026. "
www.gov.uk/government/c...
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
Growing up in the online world: a national consultation
We are consulting on further measures to prepare children for the future in an age of rapid technological change. This includes potential age restrictions on social media and other services such as ga...
www.gov.uk
May 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
If anyone wondered what applying for (& rejected for, before MR + appeal) UK disability was like:
" [...]
We will publish our response in summer 2026. "
www.gov.uk/government/c...
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
" [...]
We will publish our response in summer 2026. "
www.gov.uk/government/c...
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
"On 16 February 2026, the Prime Minister announced new legal powers to allow the government to act swiftly after the consultation response, without waiting for new primary legislation. [...]"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #AgeVerification
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #AgeVerification
Growing up in the online world: a national consultation
We are consulting on further measures to prepare children for the future in an age of rapid technological change. This includes potential age restrictions on social media and other services such as ga...
www.gov.uk
May 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
"On 16 February 2026, the Prime Minister announced new legal powers to allow the government to act swiftly after the consultation response, without waiting for new primary legislation. [...]"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #AgeVerification
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #AgeVerification
"This consultation will close on the 26 May 2026. The government has committed to taking swift action on its findings. [...] "
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
Growing up in the online world: a national consultation
We are consulting on further measures to prepare children for the future in an age of rapid technological change. This includes potential age restrictions on social media and other services such as ga...
www.gov.uk
May 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
"This consultation will close on the 26 May 2026. The government has committed to taking swift action on its findings. [...] "
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
" we need to consider whether additional measures could build on our existing approach and ensure the UK remains the safest place for children to be online.
[...]
What happens next
[...] "
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
[...]
What happens next
[...] "
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
Growing up in the online world: a national consultation
We are consulting on further measures to prepare children for the future in an age of rapid technological change. This includes potential age restrictions on social media and other services such as ga...
www.gov.uk
May 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
" we need to consider whether additional measures could build on our existing approach and ensure the UK remains the safest place for children to be online.
[...]
What happens next
[...] "
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
[...]
What happens next
[...] "
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Oho...!
www.tumblr.com/hrhowling/81...
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
Oho...!
www.tumblr.com/hrhowling/81...
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
Growing up in the online world: a national consultation
We are consulting on further measures to prepare children for the future in an age of rapid technological change. This includes potential age restrictions on social media and other services such as ga...
www.gov.uk
May 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Oho...?
www.tumblr.com/hrhowling/81...
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
www.tumblr.com/hrhowling/81...
#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification
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Protect Internet Freedom from now until forever. It's important existentially! Americans stand with UK citizens in our struggle a…
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May 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Now that the #SnoopersCharter has been withdrawn, how about we get the lords responsible for it to explain themselves?
January 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Now that the #SnoopersCharter has been withdrawn, how about we get the lords responsible for it to explain themselves?
Normally an org that claimed it couldn't do its job and wanted more money and power would be told to go forth and multiply #SnoopersCharter
January 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Normally an org that claimed it couldn't do its job and wanted more money and power would be told to go forth and multiply #SnoopersCharter
Do we want a Surveillance State? Would a #SurveillanceState enable and facilitate more Spy Cops and those who may be personally invested in their 'professional curiosity'? #SpyCops #BritishValues #SnoopersCharter #DigitalID @SWDevonRebecca @ShabanaMahmood (@Odd_Pupil)
October 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Do we want a Surveillance State? Would a #SurveillanceState enable and facilitate more Spy Cops and those who may be personally invested in their 'professional curiosity'? #SpyCops #BritishValues #SnoopersCharter #DigitalID @SWDevonRebecca @ShabanaMahmood (@Odd_Pupil)
I don't save passwords to the Cloud. Didn't feel safe. #Apple #SnoopersCharter #privacy
UK sought broad access to Apple customers’ data, court filing suggests
archive.ph/Yq7IB
x.com/BigBrotherWa...
UK sought broad access to Apple customers’ data, court filing suggests
archive.ph/Yq7IB
x.com/BigBrotherWa...
August 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I don't save passwords to the Cloud. Didn't feel safe. #Apple #SnoopersCharter #privacy
UK sought broad access to Apple customers’ data, court filing suggests
archive.ph/Yq7IB
x.com/BigBrotherWa...
UK sought broad access to Apple customers’ data, court filing suggests
archive.ph/Yq7IB
x.com/BigBrotherWa...
Sneaking rejected legislation into statute via dodgy use of procedure is pretty conclusive proof you've won the argument. #snooperscharter
April 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Sneaking rejected legislation into statute via dodgy use of procedure is pretty conclusive proof you've won the argument. #snooperscharter
Be interesting to see how this plays out…
BTW, if you were already already using Advanced Data Protection on your iPhone, as long as you keep it enabled, there’s absolutely fuckall Yvette Cooper can do about it. 😉
#apple #iphone #privacy #ukgovernment #snooperscharter
BTW, if you were already already using Advanced Data Protection on your iPhone, as long as you keep it enabled, there’s absolutely fuckall Yvette Cooper can do about it. 😉
#apple #iphone #privacy #ukgovernment #snooperscharter
Britain is waging war on Apple – it is already backfiring
The Home Office’s demand for a backdoor into iPhones risks a showdown with the White House
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Be interesting to see how this plays out…
BTW, if you were already already using Advanced Data Protection on your iPhone, as long as you keep it enabled, there’s absolutely fuckall Yvette Cooper can do about it. 😉
#apple #iphone #privacy #ukgovernment #snooperscharter
BTW, if you were already already using Advanced Data Protection on your iPhone, as long as you keep it enabled, there’s absolutely fuckall Yvette Cooper can do about it. 😉
#apple #iphone #privacy #ukgovernment #snooperscharter
Apple removes advanced security tool over UK government row #Security #Privacy #Apple #Encryption #UK #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #ProtectYourData
news.sky.com/story/apple-...
news.sky.com/story/apple-...
Apple removes advanced security tool over UK government row
ADP is a tool offered to Apple customers that means only account holders can see things like photos or documents that they have stored online. Apple itself does not have access to the data.
news.sky.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Apple removes advanced security tool over UK government row #Security #Privacy #Apple #Encryption #UK #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #ProtectYourData
news.sky.com/story/apple-...
news.sky.com/story/apple-...
US politicians furious at Labour demand for encrypted Apple data
#snooperscharter https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvn90pl5no
#snooperscharter https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvn90pl5no
February 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
US politicians furious at Labour demand for encrypted Apple data
#snooperscharter https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvn90pl5no
#snooperscharter https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvn90pl5no
🧵1/ New #UK "snooper's charter" law requires #Apple to build a backdoor for the British gov. to download and access any/all private encrypted data of any #iPhone user worldwide. Once one major gov. successfully demands an overt built-in #encryption exception, other power-hungry govs will follow suit
February 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
UK Forces Apple to Make a Universal Backdoor...
YouTube video by Vulnerable U
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February 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Sources reveal the UK used the #SnoopersCharter to send a 'technical capability notice' to #Apple. Recipients are banned from warning users about weakened security. 🔐 #CyberSecurity #Privacy #UKLaw #TechNews #Encryption #SecurityBreach #Surveillance
February 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Sources reveal the UK used the #SnoopersCharter to send a 'technical capability notice' to #Apple. Recipients are banned from warning users about weakened security. 🔐 #CyberSecurity #Privacy #UKLaw #TechNews #Encryption #SecurityBreach #Surveillance
The UK Government is absolutely fucking crazy. Big brother is in the HOUSE www.bbc.com/news/article... #London #Britain #England #HomeOffice #WashingtonPost #BBC #BBCNews #Apple #SnoopersCharter #Snooping
UK government demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.
www.bbc.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The UK Government is absolutely fucking crazy. Big brother is in the HOUSE www.bbc.com/news/article... #London #Britain #England #HomeOffice #WashingtonPost #BBC #BBCNews #Apple #SnoopersCharter #Snooping
Investigatory Powers Act, Apple warned in March that the UK law allowed the government to demand back doors that could apply around the world. #cloudstorage #SnoopersCharter #encrypt
U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts
Secret order requires blanket access to protected cloud backups around the world, which if implemented would undermine Apple’s privacy pledge to its users.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Investigatory Powers Act, Apple warned in March that the UK law allowed the government to demand back doors that could apply around the world. #cloudstorage #SnoopersCharter #encrypt
"This is red alert, five-alarm-fire kind of stuff...there exists no mechanism to keep such a tool out of the hands of malicious actors...the fact that it would apply beyond the UK borders to other countries is a staggering breach of sovereignty." #snooperscharter […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"This is red alert, five-alarm-fire kind of stuff...there exists no mechanism to keep such a tool out of the hands of malicious actors...the fact that it would apply beyond the UK borders to other countries is a staggering breach of sovereignty." #snooperscharter […]
Apple ordenada a abrir contas de usuários criptografadas globalmente para espionagem no Reino Unido
#Apple #iCloud #Criptografia #SegurançaDigital #Privacidade #SnoopersCharter #GovernoUK #Tecnologia #ProteçãoDeDados #LiberdadeDigital
#Apple #iCloud #Criptografia #SegurançaDigital #Privacidade #SnoopersCharter #GovernoUK #Tecnologia #ProteçãoDeDados #LiberdadeDigital
Apple ordenada a abrir contas de usuários criptografadas globalmente para espionagem no Reino Unido - Tecnocrata
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February 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Apple ordenada a abrir contas de usuários criptografadas globalmente para espionagem no Reino Unido
#Apple #iCloud #Criptografia #SegurançaDigital #Privacidade #SnoopersCharter #GovernoUK #Tecnologia #ProteçãoDeDados #LiberdadeDigital
#Apple #iCloud #Criptografia #SegurançaDigital #Privacidade #SnoopersCharter #GovernoUK #Tecnologia #ProteçãoDeDados #LiberdadeDigital
WHOAH!
UK Home Office using the #SnoopersCharter to issue a secret order against Apple that "requires blanket capability to view fully encrypted material, not merely assistance in cracking a specific account."
Time for Apple's 'Advanced Data Protection' - assuming it will help
UK Home Office using the #SnoopersCharter to issue a secret order against Apple that "requires blanket capability to view fully encrypted material, not merely assistance in cracking a specific account."
Time for Apple's 'Advanced Data Protection' - assuming it will help
"Security officials in the United Kingdom have demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud" - bombshell story by @joemenn.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts
Secret order requires blanket access to protected cloud backups around the world, which if implemented would undermine Apple’s privacy pledge to its users.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
WHOAH!
UK Home Office using the #SnoopersCharter to issue a secret order against Apple that "requires blanket capability to view fully encrypted material, not merely assistance in cracking a specific account."
Time for Apple's 'Advanced Data Protection' - assuming it will help
UK Home Office using the #SnoopersCharter to issue a secret order against Apple that "requires blanket capability to view fully encrypted material, not merely assistance in cracking a specific account."
Time for Apple's 'Advanced Data Protection' - assuming it will help
Those who call the #SnoopersCharter the "worst" surveillance law in a democratic country haven't really been paying attention to India.
February 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Those who call the #SnoopersCharter the "worst" surveillance law in a democratic country haven't really been paying attention to India.
"@glynwintle: All amendments are withdrawn. The #SnoopersCharter amendments are dead for now.". hurrah! (For now)
December 7, 2024 at 11:37 AM
"@glynwintle: All amendments are withdrawn. The #SnoopersCharter amendments are dead for now.". hurrah! (For now)