Teens are left in the dark when it comes to getting support or news online.

Adults have to stay in the soft play area unless they scatter their ID or biometrics across the Internet.

The UK Online Safety Act is a shoddy, dangerous law.

Tell your MP it’s gotta change ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship #freeexpression

ORG warned of the dangers and pitfalls contained in the UK Online Safety Bill.

We call for a rights-based approach. One that limits the scope of the OSA to minimise threats to free expression and regulates the age verification industry.

Here’s how ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship #osa

The UK Online Safety Act is a badly designed, overblown piece of legislation.

Age verification was plonked in without a care for how it was regulated or its excessive reach.

From Reddit to Spotify, UK users are faced with a Faustian bargain: surrender privacy for free expression.

It’s a disaster.

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship #osa

Finally the idea that #dataprotection is sufficient for #ageverification is unfortunately incorrect. DP is permissive and it gets enforced when it goes wrong, and in the UK rarely if ever otherwise. We cannot have AV data getting leaked and abused.

It’s not just that UK users have to face age verification checks with multiple uncertified providers.

People are being forced to open up accounts on the particular platform they’re trying to access at the same time.

The UK Online Safety Act has stimulated a data mining industry for the benefit of commercial interests.

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

An age wall has gone up online in the UK!

Chunks of the Internet are blotted out as ‘harmful’, not just porn.

That is unless we surrender our privacy to any number of unregulated age verification providers.

ORG’s @JamesBaker took part in the BBC Debate ⬇️

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-bfe8d0c8-c977-483c-a074-c15fafb654e8

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

Stand and deliver. Your data or your rights!

The UK Online Safety Act has created new opportunities for cyber criminals to scam and exploit people by building its house on sand.

The age assurance industry must be regulated now!

Sign our open letter ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-open-letter-dsit-regulating-age-assurance

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

It’s not just that UK users have to face age verification checks with multiple uncertified providers.

People are being forced to open up accounts on the particular platform they’re trying to access at the same time.

The UK Online Safety Act has stimulated a data mining industry for the benefit of commercial interests.

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

The UK Online Safety Act has ushered in a market for age verification without regulating the industry 🤷‍♂️

Millions of UK users have to trade their sensitive data to access information or support that’s deemed ‘harmful’.

We compromise our digital rights with no regulatory standards for privacy or security.

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

An age wall has gone up online in the UK!

Chunks of the Internet are blotted out as ‘harmful’, not just porn.

That is unless we surrender our privacy to any number of unregulated age verification providers.

ORG’s @JamesBaker took part in the BBC Debate ⬇️

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-bfe8d0c8-c977-483c-a074-c15fafb654e8

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship

IDs at the ready 🪪

Age assurance requirements under the UK Online Safety Act kick in this Friday.

UK users will have to hand over their sensitive data to cyber bouncers without being sure they'll protect their privacy.

ORG is calling for these age assurance providers to be regulated ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/org-calls-for-age-assurance-industry-to-be-regulated/

#onlinesafetyact #privacy #cybersecurity #ageverification #ageassurance #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #onlinesafety

Proton no longer trusts Switzerland to host its AI infrastructure 🇨🇭🚫
Due to proposed mass surveillance laws, Lumo — Proton’s new private AI — will run on servers in Germany & Norway instead 🇩🇪🇳🇴

CEO Andy Yen warns the Swiss proposal mirrors “surveillance capitalism” & could make Swiss services less private than Google’s 🔐

@protonprivacy

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ai-governance/proton-does-not-trust-switzerland-to-host-its-ai-servers/89727842

#Privacy#Surveillance#AI#DataProtection#CyberSecurity#Freedom#Switzerland#Proton#TechNews#Germany#Norway#Switzerland

Proton no longer trusts Switzerland to host its AI infrastructure 🇨🇭🚫
Due to proposed mass surveillance laws, Lumo — Proton’s new private AI — will run on servers in Germany & Norway instead 🇩🇪🇳🇴

CEO Andy Yen warns the Swiss proposal mirrors “surveillance capitalism” & could make Swiss services less private than Google’s 🔐

@protonprivacy

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ai-governance/proton-does-not-trust-switzerland-to-host-its-ai-servers/89727842

#Privacy#Surveillance#AI#DataProtection#CyberSecurity#Freedom#Switzerland#Proton#TechNews#Germany#Norway#Switzerland

Age assurance is a red flag. A big one 🚩

By not requiring regulation of the industry in the Online Safety Act, UK users are thrown into a wild west of privacy and security standards.

Sign our letter to demand the UK government regulates the industry NOW ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-open-letter-dsit-regulating-age-assurance

#onlinesafetyact #privacy #cybersecurity #ageverification #ageassurance #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #onlinesafety

A bold new marketing advice, free of charge for the companies out there: Offer products and services that actually solve people's problems instead of paying those who invade their privacy online!
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#privacy#DataProtection #marketing #business

A bold new marketing advice, free of charge for the companies out there: Offer products and services that actually solve people's problems instead of paying those who invade their privacy online!
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#privacy#DataProtection #marketing #business

Millions of UK users will be asked to upload ID documents or have a biometric facial scan to check their age.

You'll do this with different providers for different platforms without a regulatory guarantee.

This multiplies the risk of phishing, sextortion, data breaches and data reuse.

#onlinesafetyact #privacy #cybersecurity #ageverification #ageassurance #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #onlinesafety

Age assurance is a red flag. A big one 🚩

By not requiring regulation of the industry in the Online Safety Act, UK users are thrown into a wild west of privacy and security standards.

Sign our letter to demand the UK government regulates the industry NOW ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-open-letter-dsit-regulating-age-assurance

#onlinesafetyact #privacy #cybersecurity #ageverification #ageassurance #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #onlinesafety