Message scanning powers are sleeping on the statute book. They must never get activated.

The UK government has already tried to make Apple put a backdoor in its encrypted services. It's clear they want to recklessly dismantle our cybersecurity protections.

We must save encryption to #PracticeSafeText 💬

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Powers in the UK Online Safety Act to introduce message scanning technology is far from an online safety measure. It's a gift to predators and stalkers❗

Forcing a backdoor into encrypted systems so everything we send can be scanned makes us vulnerable to anybody who wants to exploit that weakness.

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Encryption scrambles what we send on messaging apps.

Only the person you’re talking to can make sense of it. That’s your chats, pics and deets for their eyes only.

This is how we protect kids, parents and people experiencing domestic abuse from those who want to use your private life against you.

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Practice Safe Text for Global Encryption Day 🔒

Messaging apps we use to chat, share and plan shield us from scams, stalking and sextortion.

But the UK Online Safety Act contains a time bomb that lets the government break encryption for surveillance.

Find out more about our campaign ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/save-encryption/

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❌ No safe message scanning technology exists.

⚠️ These powers would force a cybersecurity weakness onto apps like WhatsApp and Signal.

‼️ Hackers, predators and spies could crowbar their way into everything you send.

✍️ Tell Ofcom: End-to-end Encryption Means Online Safety ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/48-hours-tell-ofcom-practice-safe-text

⏰ CLOSES Monday 10 March at 5pm.

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🚨 Time is Running Out to Save Encryption 🔐

Ofcom is consulting on implementing message scanning powers in the UK Online Safety Act.

This would break end-to-end encryption on the messaging apps we all use!

⏰ CLOSES Monday 10 March, 5pm.

Use our tool to tell Ofcom #PracticeSafeText 💬

ACT NOW ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/48-hours-tell-ofcom-practice-safe-text

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End-to-end encryption protects against oppression, abuse of power, cybercrime, algorithmic injustice AND abusers.

If the remedy is worse than the disease, the State may be more concerned with building a mass surveillance apparatus than identifying child sexual abuse material.

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You can’t scan communications without breaching privacy.

If every message is being scanned in an encrypted environment, the ‘end-to-end’ bit of the equation is compromised.

Every phone will be given a security weakness that opens the curtains for abusers to rear window you and your family.

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The Online Safety Act introduced powers for Ofcom to force private messaging providers to install monitoring tech.

Advocates claim that this can at once check everybody’s messages, while somehow preserving end-to-end encryption.

With Schrödinger’s chat, you’ve got nothing to worry about 🤔

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End-to-end encryption means what you send on messaging apps appears as scrambled code while it’s in digital transit.

Only the person you’re talking to can decipher it on receipt.

That’s everything you send: chats, photos, videos, voice-notes, location pins and links for their eyes only.

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❌ You can't trade privacy to prevent crime.

⚠️ Message scanning tech punches a hole in everyone's security. Surveillance organisations, hackers, scammers and predators alike will be able to creep into your life.

Read our longread on the need to protect end-to-end encryption ⬇️

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https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-case-for-encryption/