“When you create a law, you have to think about what a future government could do with those powers."

[openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org]

“When you create a law, you have to think about what a future government could do with those powers."

Ministers would have unilateral powers to lock what they see as 'harmful' behind digital ID checks.

This could end up being used on LGBTQ+ and reproductive health content.

️ ORG's James Baker.

UK eyes sweeping powers to regulate tech  

The U.K. government has laid two amendments that would let it sidestep parliamentary debate so it can update online safety laws.

POLITICO (www.politico.eu)

#onlinesafety #digitalid #privacy #freedomofexpression #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol

[openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org]

Digital ID checks ransom our access to information.

We’re forced to splurge our sensitive data all over the place, eroding our freedoms and creating a privacy timebomb.

It’s lose lose.

UK MPs mustn't hand the government unbridled powers over all Internet services in today's vote.

Write to your MP ️

No ID Checks for Web Access

Take action! What’s the problem? The Government has proposed amendments to the Children Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would give Ministers the power to restrict access to "internet services". This is supposed to give the Government the power to ban under 16s from social media but “internet services" is a very broad definition, which means any online platform can be

Open Rights Group (action.openrightsgroup.org)

#onlinesafety #digitalid #privacy #freedomofexpression #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol

[timwardcam@c.im]

@openrightsgroup “When you create a law, you have to think about what a future government could do with those powers."

Absolutely. When we rewrote the constitution for #Cambridge City Council we didn't write a constitution to give us the powers we thought we'd like whilst we were running the council, we wrote it to provide the safeguards we'd want when one day we ended up in opposition.

[revk@toot.me.uk]

@openrightsgroup also, making ID checks “normal” means dodgy sites will collect ID as well.

[gwentlarry@mastodon.social]

@openrightsgroup

Local councils have in the past tried to use anti-terror laws to check people's bins …!

No more bin snooping: Council bureaucrats to be banned from using anti-terror spy laws

Town Hall bureaucrats are to be banned from using anti-terror laws to spy on people suspected of 'minor bin crimes’.

Mail Online (www.dailymail.co.uk)

[christo_459@mastodon.me.uk]

@openrightsgroup
What's the difference between an extreme authoritarian, anti immigrant illegal war supporting Labour Party and a fascist party?

[celeduc@mastodon.social]

@openrightsgroup wow it's almost like they don't care / actually want that to happen

[walrus@toot.wales]

@openrightsgroup

Done. And re-shared. Nice that ORG has a share to Mastodon button!

[krnlg@mastodon.social]

@openrightsgroup
Have to say, I don't trust the current government to use such powers responsibly either.

[fooker@infosec.exchange]

@openrightsgroup could? It will be used sooner or later against someone, be it LQBTQIA+, immigrants, people who disagree with those in power..

All power corrupts.. you know the rest.

[johntinker@hear-me.social]

@openrightsgroup
ID checks for everyone demanding ID checks. Get to know who is insisting on this. Get to know all about them.

[richrarobi@mastodon.social]

@openrightsgroup

Eff off #starmer !!

[tburkhol@mastodon.social]

@openrightsgroup I feel like threatening to lock LGBTQ+ or reproductive health information behind ID checks is *exactly* what some of the proponents hope for.

What if the Bible were locked away?

[tirrimas@beige.party]

@johntinker @openrightsgroup double-checked against The Files