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The UK Government is reportedly preparing a PR blitz against end-to-end encryption:
Meta recently said that it would implement end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger and Instagram by 2023, despite strong opposition from governments in the UK and elsewhere. However, the UK Home Office is reportedly planning an ad campaign to mobilize public opinion against end-to-end encryption using what critics called "scaremongering" tactics, according to a report from Rolling Stone.
The UK government plans to team up with charities and law enforcement agencies on a public relations blitz created by M&C Saatchi advertising agency, the report states. The aim of the campaign is to relay a message that end-to-end encryption could hamper efforts to curb child exploitation online.
"We have engaged M&C Saatchi to bring together the many organizations who share our concerns about the impact end-to-end encryption would have on our ability to keep children safe," a Home Office spokesperson told Rolling Stone in a statement. The government has allocated £534,000 ($730,500) for the blitz, according to a letter sent from the Home Office in response to a freedom of information request.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by istartedi on Tuesday January 18 2022, @05:18PM
The real two sides are good vs. evil.
That's a bit like saying the answer is 42 though, and not telling us the question.
You're immediately drawn towards deciding what's good and what's evil, and the answer isn't always clear. In the political sphere, if I have to say there are two sides other than good vs. evil, I'd say it's: "Humanity vs. ideology".
The left, the right, the anarchist, the patriot. All of these can take their ideologies to an extreme, to the point where they lose their humanity. All of them can be good, but they can also be evil.
If you want to make real progress, you have to be willing to throw your ideology under the bus from time-to-time. It's called compromise, and our lack of it is being demonstrated in Congress right now.
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