I don't know if this is a little off-topic for the Movement, but please
consider if the Foundation or any Affiliates (especially WMUK to WMEU)
might like to sign on to this Open letter?
In pride and solidarity,
Owen
--
Owen Blacker, London GB
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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Monica Horten <monica(a)openrightsgroup.org>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 at 10:57
Subject: [ORG-advisory] [ REQUEST FOR SIGNATURE] Open letter to UK
government - safeguarding privacy and end-to-end encryption
To: ORG Advisory Council discussion list <
org-advisory(a)lists.openrightsgroup.org>
*RE: Sign on to civil society open letter to the UK government: we urge UK
to protect global digital security and safeguard private communication*
*Dear Advisory Council members, *
A gentle reminder about our letter, and thank you to those who have already
signed! You may sign as an individual or an organisation.
We have been made aware that occasionally the sign-on form has not worked
properly. It should provide a confirmation page. If you experience any
issues with it, please let me know, and you can sign manually.
*European Digital Rights (EDRi) and Open Rights Group have drafted an open
letter to the UK government, calling for the deletion of chat control
measures in the Online Safety Bill. *
*The Online Safety Bill is a deeply troubling legislative proposal
containing measures that threaten fundamental rights online. It is
currently being debated in the UK Parliament, and could be passed into law
as soon as mid-July this year. *
*Of special concern for us is the way it puts at risk messaging services
that use end-to-end encryption. The Bill will give Ofcom, the regulator,
extraordinary powers to enforce this – powers that are said to be greater
than those of GCHQ. The UK government has indicated its intention for
providers to use client-side scanning, although it has not confirmed this
publicly. *
*If passed in its present form, the UK could become the first liberal
democracy to require the routine scanning of people’s private chat
messages, including chats that are secured by end-to-end encryption. *
*The letter expresses our concerns and calls on the UK government to drop
the proposal. It urges the UK remove end-to-end encrypted services from the
scope of the Bill and to uphold the privacy of people’s confidential
communications. *
*The full text of the letter is here: *
https://cloud.edri.org/index.php/s/8EXtTDwLfya4Rq8
*We would like to let the UK government know the strength of feeling in
civil society around the world that encrypted messaging platforms are there
to protect us all and should not be weakened. *
We invite you to sign the letter via this sign-on form:
https://cloud.edri.org/index.php/apps/forms/s/ab7o7RK6FENJrAntSpZYnH3X
You may sign as an organisation or as an individual. The cut-off time for
signatures is 8am BST / 9am CEST Wednesday 31 May.
Please note that the system does not provide an automated confirmation of
your signature.
Thank you for your support!
Regards,
Ella Jakubowska - EDRi
Dr Monica Horten – Open Rights Group *Dr Monica Horten*
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