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UK’s Online Safety Bill threatens online safety, say experts

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Open letter from 68 security and privacy academics amplifies concerns voiced by big tech and privacy campaigners.

“As independent information security and cryptography researchers, we build technologies that keep people safe online. It is in this capacity that we see the need to stress that the safety provided by these essential technologies is now under threat in the Online Safety Bill.”

That’s the conclusion of an