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Duh.
The Register: UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/03/uks-online-safety-act-has-made-absolutely-no-difference-kids-say/5293893 -
Duh.
The Register: UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/03/uks-online-safety-act-has-made-absolutely-no-difference-kids-say/5293893 -
Duh.
The Register: UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/03/uks-online-safety-act-has-made-absolutely-no-difference-kids-say/5293893 -
Duh.
The Register: UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/03/uks-online-safety-act-has-made-absolutely-no-difference-kids-say/5293893 -
So we had to sacrifice our #privacy and upload ID to sketchy websites, other websites had to disable comments, and still the #OnlineSafetyAct didn't actually deliver the supposed benefits to young people that we were all promised?
'More than a year after the OSA's key child protection duties took effect, de Souza told MPs and peers that young people had little understanding of the legislation or how it was intended to change their online experiences.'
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So we had to sacrifice our #privacy and upload ID to sketchy websites, other websites had to disable comments, and still the #OnlineSafetyAct didn't actually deliver the supposed benefits to young people that we were all promised?
'More than a year after the OSA's key child protection duties took effect, de Souza told MPs and peers that young people had little understanding of the legislation or how it was intended to change their online experiences.'
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So we had to sacrifice our #privacy and upload ID to sketchy websites, other websites had to disable comments, and still the #OnlineSafetyAct didn't actually deliver the supposed benefits to young people that we were all promised?
'More than a year after the OSA's key child protection duties took effect, de Souza told MPs and peers that young people had little understanding of the legislation or how it was intended to change their online experiences.'
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So we had to sacrifice our #privacy and upload ID to sketchy websites, other websites had to disable comments, and still the #OnlineSafetyAct didn't actually deliver the supposed benefits to young people that we were all promised?
'More than a year after the OSA's key child protection duties took effect, de Souza told MPs and peers that young people had little understanding of the legislation or how it was intended to change their online experiences.'
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So we had to sacrifice our #privacy and upload ID to sketchy websites, other websites had to disable comments, and still the #OnlineSafetyAct didn't actually deliver the supposed benefits to young people that we were all promised?
'More than a year after the OSA's key child protection duties took effect, de Souza told MPs and peers that young people had little understanding of the legislation or how it was intended to change their online experiences.'
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> Ofcom has today fined an online porn provider £700,000 for not having age checks in place, and a further £30,000 for failing to respond to a legally binding information request.
I had not heard of "xgroovy" before this enforcement action...
This site now has age verification in place; the fine related to July 2025 - November 2025.
I wouldn't bank on HM Treasury receiving payment of this fine any time soon :)
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> Ofcom has today fined an online porn provider £700,000 for not having age checks in place, and a further £30,000 for failing to respond to a legally binding information request.
I had not heard of "xgroovy" before this enforcement action...
This site now has age verification in place; the fine related to July 2025 - November 2025.
I wouldn't bank on HM Treasury receiving payment of this fine any time soon :)
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> Ofcom has today fined an online porn provider £700,000 for not having age checks in place, and a further £30,000 for failing to respond to a legally binding information request.
I had not heard of "xgroovy" before this enforcement action...
This site now has age verification in place; the fine related to July 2025 - November 2025.
I wouldn't bank on HM Treasury receiving payment of this fine any time soon :)
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> Ofcom has today fined an online porn provider £700,000 for not having age checks in place, and a further £30,000 for failing to respond to a legally binding information request.
I had not heard of "xgroovy" before this enforcement action...
This site now has age verification in place; the fine related to July 2025 - November 2025.
I wouldn't bank on HM Treasury receiving payment of this fine any time soon :)
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> Ofcom has today fined an online porn provider £700,000 for not having age checks in place, and a further £30,000 for failing to respond to a legally binding information request.
I had not heard of "xgroovy" before this enforcement action...
This site now has age verification in place; the fine related to July 2025 - November 2025.
I wouldn't bank on HM Treasury receiving payment of this fine any time soon :)
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This update from Ofcom, in terms of enforcement action under the #OnlineSafetyAct against Mega, for a file sharing service, is interesting - and probably comforting - in terms of how Ofcom and Mega engaged collaboratively, to solve a perceived issue, rather than Ofcom going straight to enforcement.
> We welcome the proactive approach that Mega has taken to engaging with Ofcom and its commitment to making timely and tangible improvements to the design and operation of its service Transfer.it.
> Considering Mega’s constructive approach to engaging with Ofcom, its willingness to make improvements to the design and operation of its service to directly address our concerns, and our desire to work productively with providers where possible to drive rapid improvements that increase the safety of UK users, we have decided to close this period of compliance remediation with Mega and take no further action at this time.
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This update from Ofcom, in terms of enforcement action under the #OnlineSafetyAct against Mega, for a file sharing service, is interesting - and probably comforting - in terms of how Ofcom and Mega engaged collaboratively, to solve a perceived issue, rather than Ofcom going straight to enforcement.
> We welcome the proactive approach that Mega has taken to engaging with Ofcom and its commitment to making timely and tangible improvements to the design and operation of its service Transfer.it.
> Considering Mega’s constructive approach to engaging with Ofcom, its willingness to make improvements to the design and operation of its service to directly address our concerns, and our desire to work productively with providers where possible to drive rapid improvements that increase the safety of UK users, we have decided to close this period of compliance remediation with Mega and take no further action at this time.
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This update from Ofcom, in terms of enforcement action under the #OnlineSafetyAct against Mega, for a file sharing service, is interesting - and probably comforting - in terms of how Ofcom and Mega engaged collaboratively, to solve a perceived issue, rather than Ofcom going straight to enforcement.
> We welcome the proactive approach that Mega has taken to engaging with Ofcom and its commitment to making timely and tangible improvements to the design and operation of its service Transfer.it.
> Considering Mega’s constructive approach to engaging with Ofcom, its willingness to make improvements to the design and operation of its service to directly address our concerns, and our desire to work productively with providers where possible to drive rapid improvements that increase the safety of UK users, we have decided to close this period of compliance remediation with Mega and take no further action at this time.
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This update from Ofcom, in terms of enforcement action under the #OnlineSafetyAct against Mega, for a file sharing service, is interesting - and probably comforting - in terms of how Ofcom and Mega engaged collaboratively, to solve a perceived issue, rather than Ofcom going straight to enforcement.
> We welcome the proactive approach that Mega has taken to engaging with Ofcom and its commitment to making timely and tangible improvements to the design and operation of its service Transfer.it.
> Considering Mega’s constructive approach to engaging with Ofcom, its willingness to make improvements to the design and operation of its service to directly address our concerns, and our desire to work productively with providers where possible to drive rapid improvements that increase the safety of UK users, we have decided to close this period of compliance remediation with Mega and take no further action at this time.
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This update from Ofcom, in terms of enforcement action under the #OnlineSafetyAct against Mega, for a file sharing service, is interesting - and probably comforting - in terms of how Ofcom and Mega engaged collaboratively, to solve a perceived issue, rather than Ofcom going straight to enforcement.
> We welcome the proactive approach that Mega has taken to engaging with Ofcom and its commitment to making timely and tangible improvements to the design and operation of its service Transfer.it.
> Considering Mega’s constructive approach to engaging with Ofcom, its willingness to make improvements to the design and operation of its service to directly address our concerns, and our desire to work productively with providers where possible to drive rapid improvements that increase the safety of UK users, we have decided to close this period of compliance remediation with Mega and take no further action at this time.
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"This week a massive new data breach has been revealed that should put the nail in the coffin for the idea that any sort of age or identity verification could be safe. 153 million scans of drivers licenses easily available based on this breach, with more being added all the time. Literally on the day it was revealed, it added another 400,000 records to its available database."
#Politics #Privacy #DataProtection #AgeVerification #OnlineSafetyAct
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"This week a massive new data breach has been revealed that should put the nail in the coffin for the idea that any sort of age or identity verification could be safe. 153 million scans of drivers licenses easily available based on this breach, with more being added all the time. Literally on the day it was revealed, it added another 400,000 records to its available database."
#Politics #Privacy #DataProtection #AgeVerification #OnlineSafetyAct
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"This week a massive new data breach has been revealed that should put the nail in the coffin for the idea that any sort of age or identity verification could be safe. 153 million scans of drivers licenses easily available based on this breach, with more being added all the time. Literally on the day it was revealed, it added another 400,000 records to its available database."
#Politics #Privacy #DataProtection #AgeVerification #OnlineSafetyAct
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"This week a massive new data breach has been revealed that should put the nail in the coffin for the idea that any sort of age or identity verification could be safe. 153 million scans of drivers licenses easily available based on this breach, with more being added all the time. Literally on the day it was revealed, it added another 400,000 records to its available database."
#Politics #Privacy #DataProtection #AgeVerification #OnlineSafetyAct
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"This week a massive new data breach has been revealed that should put the nail in the coffin for the idea that any sort of age or identity verification could be safe. 153 million scans of drivers licenses easily available based on this breach, with more being added all the time. Literally on the day it was revealed, it added another 400,000 records to its available database."
#Politics #Privacy #DataProtection #AgeVerification #OnlineSafetyAct
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OSA has destroyed countless well-run small independent forums and gathering spaces, had zero effect on the most flagrant abuse (which it was sold as fixing).. and now a survey of kids says it made absolutely no difference.
Gee, who could possibly have predicted this?
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OSA has destroyed countless well-run small independent forums and gathering spaces, had zero effect on the most flagrant abuse (which it was sold as fixing).. and now a survey of kids says it made absolutely no difference.
Gee, who could possibly have predicted this?
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OSA has destroyed countless well-run small independent forums and gathering spaces, had zero effect on the most flagrant abuse (which it was sold as fixing).. and now a survey of kids says it made absolutely no difference.
Gee, who could possibly have predicted this?
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OSA has destroyed countless well-run small independent forums and gathering spaces, had zero effect on the most flagrant abuse (which it was sold as fixing).. and now a survey of kids says it made absolutely no difference.
Gee, who could possibly have predicted this?
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OSA has destroyed countless well-run small independent forums and gathering spaces, had zero effect on the most flagrant abuse (which it was sold as fixing).. and now a survey of kids says it made absolutely no difference.
Gee, who could possibly have predicted this?
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Signal llama «vigilancia masiva» al plan del Reino Unido de escanear dispositivos
El primer ministro Keir Starmer anunció en la London Tech Week que Apple y Google deberán activar herramientas para detectar imágenes de desnudos en dispositivos de menores. Signal respondió con un documento titulado «La vigilancia no es seguridad», advirtiendo que el sistema sentaría las bases para el control estatal sobre cualquier contenido privado (Fuente Signal).
El gobierno del Reino Unido quiere que cada teléfono y tablet se convierta en un punto de control de imágenes. Signal dice que eso es exactamente el problema. La propuesta de escaneo de dispositivos fue anunciada por el primer ministro Keir Starmer durante la London Tech Week. Bajo el plan, compañías como Apple y Google deberían activar funciones integradas en smartphones y tablets para detectar y bloquear imágenes de desnudos en dispositivos de menores.
El alcance de lo que se pide es amplio. El gobierno quiere que las protecciones se apliquen en todo el dispositivo, incluyendo cámaras, aplicaciones de terceros, funciones de búsqueda y servicios de mensajería. Los adultos podrían seguir viendo o compartiendo contenido para adultos, pero solo después de pasar una verificación de edad. Si las empresas tecnológicas no actúan en un plazo de tres meses, el gobierno dice que impulsará una legislación con multas para las compañías y posible responsabilidad penal para sus ejecutivos.
Apple ya tiene algo similar en funcionamiento. La compañía ofrece su función Communication Safety, que usa aprendizaje automático en el propio dispositivo para detectar fotos y videos de desnudos, difuminar el contenido y advertir a los menores antes de que lo vean o envíen. Apple recientemente presentó herramientas ampliadas de seguridad infantil en la WWDC26, aunque la propuesta del Reino Unido va más lejos al hacer el enfoque obligatorio y extenderlo más allá del ecosistema de Apple.
La respuesta de Signal fue contundente. En un documento titulado «La vigilancia no es seguridad», la app de mensajería cifrada señaló que obligar a los residentes del Reino Unido a probar su edad o tener su contenido escaneado simplemente para comunicarse es una propuesta peligrosa. Aunque el escaneo ocurra en el dispositivo, Signal argumenta que el sistema normalizaría la inspección de contenido privado antes de que pueda enviarse o verse.
El argumento central de los críticos no es técnico, sino político. «Sabemos que las capacidades de vigilancia masiva y censura, por más sinceras que suenen las promesas de quienes las inician, nunca permanecen acotadas de forma estrecha», escribió Signal. Una vez que los teléfonos estén obligados a inspeccionar contenido para una categoría de material, el mismo sistema puede expandirse a lo que los gobiernos consideren amenazas o contenido dañino.
Signal también advirtió que el sistema fortalecería el control que Apple, Google y Microsoft ya tienen sobre la información más personal de los usuarios, y sostuvo que la verdadera seguridad infantil debería significar mejor educación financiada, servicios sociales más sólidos y salvaguardas reales en plataformas de IA, no escaneo predeterminado en cada dispositivo.
No es la primera vez que el Reino Unido choca con las grandes plataformas de mensajería cifrada. WhatsApp y Signal habían dicho anteriormente que preferirían abandonar el país antes que debilitar el cifrado bajo la Online Safety Bill. Más recientemente, las reglas de verificación de edad de la Online Safety Act impulsaron un aumento en el uso de VPNs.
#APPLE #ciberseguridad #cifrado #clientsidescanning #encriptacion #google #KeirStarmer #mensajeria #OnlineSafetyAct #PORTADA #privacidad #ReinoUnido #SeguridadInfantil #signal #Vigilancia -
Let Me Explain How a State Actor Could Perform a Denial-of-Service Attack on the Entire UK Government in the Wake of Ofcom “Online Safety Act” Client-Side Scanning
1/ obtain a hash of abuse material that’s both known & banned; if pervasive as claimed this shouldn’t be hard
2/ use algorithms from this paper to create a cat meme with the same hash
3/ send the cat meme to all MPs & Civil Servants via SMS, E-Mail, WhatsApp (bonus if it goes viral)
4/ watch as MPs are locked out & banned by platforms for possessing abusive material, preventing government
Also: there is no mitigation by saying “all of these cases should be appealed” because by the time enough resources have been deployed to resolve the appeal claims, government will have been offline for 12 hours or more.
Of course one could propose mitigations: the government could ex-ante inform all platform providers which accounts needed to be prevented from ever being blocked – to be given special treatment – however:
- Politically that will not fly well, and…
- It will immediately cast doubt upon any politician who has an unacknowledged backup social media profile, which will be visible to the platforms of course because of device cookie sharing and things like that, so…
- Such information will be a topic of extortion or leaks
Also, there will be claims of “two-tier surveillance” and so forth.
White-Box Attacks on PhotoDNA Perceptual Hash Function
https://eprint.iacr.org/2026/486
[*] note: strictly, it is not necessary to obtain the material, merely the hash; therefore a leak of the existing database of hashes – several million in size – would be catastrophic by providing material for an infinite sequence of attacks like this.
#censorship #clientSideScanning #nationalSecurity #onlineSafetyAct #photoDna #surveillance -
So basically the best way to attack the online safety act is to hit where it hurts the most (their wallets) #uk #goverment #OnlineSafetyAct #ukpolitics #money
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You Must Now Be 18 Years Old To Create a New Flickr Account https://petapixel.com/2025/07/28/you-must-now-be-18-years-old-to-create-a-new-flickr-account/ #onlinesafetyact #ageappropriate #unitedkingdom #subscription #safesearch #Websites #Culture #flickr #News #uk
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Banning phones in England’s schools will not address online safety, say campaigners | Internet safety | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/19/banning-phones-in-englands-schools-will-not-address-online-safety-say-campaigners#Mobiles
#OnlineSafety
#Children
#Schools
#SocialMedia
#ChildrensCode
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Banning phones in England’s schools will not address online safety, say campaigners | Internet safety | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/19/banning-phones-in-englands-schools-will-not-address-online-safety-say-campaigners#Mobiles
#OnlineSafety
#Children
#Schools
#SocialMedia
#ChildrensCode
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Banning phones in England’s schools will not address online safety, say campaigners | Internet safety | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/19/banning-phones-in-englands-schools-will-not-address-online-safety-say-campaigners#Mobiles
#OnlineSafety
#Children
#Schools
#SocialMedia
#ChildrensCode
#OnlineSafetyAct -
Banning phones in England’s schools will not address online safety, say campaigners | Internet safety | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/19/banning-phones-in-englands-schools-will-not-address-online-safety-say-campaigners#Mobiles
#OnlineSafety
#Children
#Schools
#SocialMedia
#ChildrensCode
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Banning phones in England’s schools will not address online safety, say campaigners | Internet safety | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/19/banning-phones-in-englands-schools-will-not-address-online-safety-say-campaigners#Mobiles
#OnlineSafety
#Children
#Schools
#SocialMedia
#ChildrensCode
#OnlineSafetyAct