Eben @eben@g0v.social

Bit more attention now in the press to ‘spay clause’ 104 in the Online Safety Bill. This is what we are sounding a ‘red alert’ over. Index on Censorship acquired a legal opinion by Matrix Chambers saying it would contravene two articles in ECHR. Building on @openright aanyalsis and briefing. If you are in the UK take action and start causing a fuss. https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/online-safety-bills-spy-clause-will-pave-way-for-state-mandated-mass-surveillance-of-whatsapp-messages-2005430

We are the front line of a global war on encryption. If we can’t fend off this sort of mass surveillance in a liberal democracy then all of humanity gets put in a darker path towards authoritarianism - look at people fighting against surveillance states in China and Hong Kong to see where this goes! #onlinesafetybill #privacy #clause104 come on fellow Brits. Let’s tell our MPs to drop the spy clause https://action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-mp-help-stop-online-safety-bill

China online safety package #Anonymous

https://pastebin.com/mfkZyZvx

Seeing reports that Huawei is censoring posts about the #A4Revolution in #China, automatically deleting photos from phones w/o informing users. (https://twitter.com/MsMelChen/status/1597807914395500545)

This is why privacy advocates criticized #Apple for trying to launch a feature last year to scan all photos on user devices—before they’re uploaded to iCloud.

Even if the feature is developed for good purposes (like stopping CSAM), the risks to #privacy are dangerous.

#tech #privacytech #infosec #cybersecurity #digitalrights

The government wants to get in your DMs.

The #OnlineSafetyBill will make messaging apps scan what you're saying and what images you're sharing before they get encrypted. It unlocks your privacy.

Email your MP (UK) today: https://action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-mp-help-stop-online-safety-bill

#BlockTheBill #PrivacyIsOnlineSafety #privacy #freedomofexpression

At the current rate of expansion, China could have around 1,500 warheads by 2035, says a new report from the U.S. government.

💥Boom! #FreeCADLink branch 'Overlay doc widgets' code has been submitted for review to main #FreeCAD branch. #UI/#UX here we gooooo!

Props to Realthunder
for his diligent work and patience 🙏
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/pull/7888 #fc3d

PSA to students engaging in #China #protests on U.S. campuses this week: Know your rights, and please reach out if you experience or are threatened with censorship. I’m available by email or Signal.

I still get blown away by how smart it is to be able to have an idea for a part. Fire up wonderful #Opensource @FreeCAD and then less than half an hour after the idea my part is in my hand off the #3Dprinter.

Would the protests in China be illegal in the UK after the Police and Crime Bill have passed? If they were committing any public order offences then under the Online Safety Bill platforms would be legally required to censor that content. That should scare you deeply https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/online-safety-bill-will-the-upload-filter-ban-images-of-protest/

An excellent map showing the growth of European states between 2000-2022 (in GDP)

A BBC journalist was just beaten by police while covering protests in #Shanghai and, incredibly, authorities are claiming they arrested him to protect him from getting COVID in the crowd.

It's incredible to watch the messages of last month's Sitong Bridge protester echo across campuses around the world, and now among increasingly vocal protesters located within China: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/27/anti-lockdown-protests-spread-across-china-amid-growing-anger-at-zero-covid-strategy