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The OSA Is an Invasion of Privacy: What the Online Safety Act Really Means for Ordinary People

The UK’s Online Safety Act is far more intrusive than most people realise. It treats private cloud backups as if they were public social media posts and paves the way for client-side scanning — technology that inspects your personal files on your own devices before they’re encrypted. This is a fundamental shift in how the state views privacy, and it demands public scrutiny.

10 December 202584 Views business, client-side scanning, cloud storage scanning, Communication, computer, data privacy uk, digital rights uk, end-to-end encryption uk, EU, Featured, google, government, History, law, media, nextcloud private cloud, NGOs, ofcom online safety regulation, online safety act, osa privacy concerns, Parliament, privacy, Regulation, research, running, search, Social Media, surveillance, Technology, UK, uk digital surveillance, War, WHO 0 Comments

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Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four vs UK 2024

Comparing Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four” with current UK government policies reveals concerns about surveillance, media control, language restrictions, propaganda, and protest limitations. Recent legislation and actions, like the Investigatory Powers Act and restrictions on protests, highlight potential threats to free speech and civil liberties reminiscent of Orwell’s dystopia.

10 August 2024534 Views 2024, Author, Beliefs, Brexit, Communication, computer, control of information, defamation laws, free speech, freedom of speech, George Orwell, government, History, internet, Investigatory Powers Act, Language, law, lib, media, Ministry of Truth, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell, police, privacy, protest, Snoopers Charter, surveillance, UK 0 Comments