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US Senate Passes First Major Child Online Safety Bills In Years
The US Senate passed a sweeping social media safety package Tuesday that would force tech companies to do more to protect children -- the first major legislation targeting Silicon Valley in a generation.
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Sri Lankan Parliament Approves Controversial Online Safety Bill
Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday approved with amendments the controversial Online Safety Bill that seeks to regulate online content amid criticism from the opposition that claimed it will stifle freedom of speech.
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Meta Urged Not to Roll Out End-to-end Encryption on Messenger, Instagram by UK
Britain urged Meta, which already encrypts messages on WhatsApp, not to roll out end-to-end encryption on Instagram and Facebook Messenger without safety measures to protect children from sexual abuse after the Online Safety Bill was passed by parliament.
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UK Admits Encryption Hurdles to Online Safety Law After WhatsApp, Signal Threaten to Pull Out
The UK has admitted there could be technical challenges in the country's upcoming Online Safety Bill which plans to allow regulator Ofcom to compel tech firms to scan their services for illegal content. WhatsApp and Signal had warned of the threat to privacy and encryption of user data posed by the UK's Online Safety Bill, even threatening to pull ...
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Apple Opposes UK Push to Bypass End-to-End Encryption, Says It Will Remove iMessage and FaceTime: Report
Apple has strongly opposed the British parliament against the Online Safety Bill that proposes changes to the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016 that would allow the government to force companies to install technology to scan the contents of encrypted messaging apps and services.
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Digital India Bill To Ban 11 Types Of Content: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The Digital India Bill is expected to address a variety of online safety issues, including combating child sexual abuse material, religious incitement material, patent violation material, and misinformation on social media platforms.
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WhatsApp, Signal Oppose UK Move to Force Companies to Break End-to-End Encryption
WhatsApp, Signal, and five other apps have signed an open letter to oppose Britain's plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages. The proposed Online Safety Bill incompatible with end-to-end encryption, which enables a message to be read only by the sender and recipient according to the letter's signatories.
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WhatsApp Chief Slams UK Law That Proposes To Make End-To-End Encryption Illegal
In the letter, WhatsApp chief, Will Cathcart urged the government to protect privacy rights.
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Deepfakes Sharing to Be Criminalised in UK Under New Online Safety Bill
Under a planned amendment to the UK’s new Online Safety Bill, people who share so-called “deepfakes” — explicit images or videos which have been manipulated to look like someone without their consent — will be among those to be specifically criminalised for the first time and face potential time behind bars. The UK government said it wil...
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TikTok May Face GBP 27 Million Fine Over Potential Breach of UK Law, Failure to Protect Children's Privacy
TikTok, the popular video sharing platform that is growing in popularity across the world, may face a GBP 27 million (roughly Rs. 236 crore) fine in the UK over its failure to protect children's privacy when they are using the app. The company may have processed the data of children under 13 without appropriate parental consent, and processed “sp...
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Facebook Messenger, Instagram Will Not Get End-to-End Encryption Until 2023: Report
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, does not plan roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default on Messenger and Instagram until 2023.
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UK Online Safety Bill Proposes Hefty Fines, Criminal Action Against Social Media Executives Over Online Abuse
UK Online Safety Bill seeks to hold social media firms accountable for online abuse. The companies could be fined up to 10 percent of turnover or GBP 18 million if they failed to stamp out online abuses such as racist hate crimes, while senior managers could also face criminal action.
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Can India Catch Up to Global Standards of Digital Safety and Security?
The Internet connects over 2.5 billion users worldwide, offering opportunities to young people to connect, communicate, educate, and ultimately expand their horizons. In India, however, several socio-economic disparities along with other divisions, based on gender or race, affect equal access to and safe usage of digital platforms, widening the exi...
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US Senate Passes First Major Child Online Safety Bills In Years
The US Senate passed a sweeping social media safety package Tuesday that would force tech companies to do more to protect children -- the first major legislation targeting Silicon Valley in a generation.
-
Sri Lankan Parliament Approves Controversial Online Safety Bill
Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday approved with amendments the controversial Online Safety Bill that seeks to regulate online content amid criticism from the opposition that claimed it will stifle freedom of speech.
-
Meta Urged Not to Roll Out End-to-end Encryption on Messenger, Instagram by UK
Britain urged Meta, which already encrypts messages on WhatsApp, not to roll out end-to-end encryption on Instagram and Facebook Messenger without safety measures to protect children from sexual abuse after the Online Safety Bill was passed by parliament.
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UK Admits Encryption Hurdles to Online Safety Law After WhatsApp, Signal Threaten to Pull Out
The UK has admitted there could be technical challenges in the country's upcoming Online Safety Bill which plans to allow regulator Ofcom to compel tech firms to scan their services for illegal content. WhatsApp and Signal had warned of the threat to privacy and encryption of user data posed by the UK's Online Safety Bill, even threatening to pull ...
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Apple Opposes UK Push to Bypass End-to-End Encryption, Says It Will Remove iMessage and FaceTime: Report
Apple has strongly opposed the British parliament against the Online Safety Bill that proposes changes to the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016 that would allow the government to force companies to install technology to scan the contents of encrypted messaging apps and services.
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Digital India Bill To Ban 11 Types Of Content: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The Digital India Bill is expected to address a variety of online safety issues, including combating child sexual abuse material, religious incitement material, patent violation material, and misinformation on social media platforms.
-
WhatsApp, Signal Oppose UK Move to Force Companies to Break End-to-End Encryption
WhatsApp, Signal, and five other apps have signed an open letter to oppose Britain's plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages. The proposed Online Safety Bill incompatible with end-to-end encryption, which enables a message to be read only by the sender and recipient according to the letter's signatories.
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WhatsApp Chief Slams UK Law That Proposes To Make End-To-End Encryption Illegal
In the letter, WhatsApp chief, Will Cathcart urged the government to protect privacy rights.
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Deepfakes Sharing to Be Criminalised in UK Under New Online Safety Bill
Under a planned amendment to the UK’s new Online Safety Bill, people who share so-called “deepfakes” — explicit images or videos which have been manipulated to look like someone without their consent — will be among those to be specifically criminalised for the first time and face potential time behind bars. The UK government said it wil...
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TikTok May Face GBP 27 Million Fine Over Potential Breach of UK Law, Failure to Protect Children's Privacy
TikTok, the popular video sharing platform that is growing in popularity across the world, may face a GBP 27 million (roughly Rs. 236 crore) fine in the UK over its failure to protect children's privacy when they are using the app. The company may have processed the data of children under 13 without appropriate parental consent, and processed “sp...
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Facebook Messenger, Instagram Will Not Get End-to-End Encryption Until 2023: Report
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, does not plan roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default on Messenger and Instagram until 2023.
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UK Online Safety Bill Proposes Hefty Fines, Criminal Action Against Social Media Executives Over Online Abuse
UK Online Safety Bill seeks to hold social media firms accountable for online abuse. The companies could be fined up to 10 percent of turnover or GBP 18 million if they failed to stamp out online abuses such as racist hate crimes, while senior managers could also face criminal action.
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Can India Catch Up to Global Standards of Digital Safety and Security?
The Internet connects over 2.5 billion users worldwide, offering opportunities to young people to connect, communicate, educate, and ultimately expand their horizons. In India, however, several socio-economic disparities along with other divisions, based on gender or race, affect equal access to and safe usage of digital platforms, widening the exi...
