Of the 1,723 adults surveyed across the UK, 73% said technology companies should, by law, have to scan private messaging for child sexual abuse and disrupt it in end-to-end encrypted environments.
The exact question I believe is being referred to was:
And do you think technology companies should or should not be required by law to use accredited technology to identify child sexual abuse in end-to-end encrypted messaging apps?
This seems like a really bad question, since it implies a coexistence of end to end encryption and big tech companies being able to read people’s messages, which doesn’t really make sense (or at least requires more clarification on what that would mean). The question as it is is basically “do you think child sexual abuse is bad”.
Found this interesting. I found the survey results here: https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/68pn2b6b57/NSPCC_OnlineSafetyBill_230427_W.pdf
The exact question I believe is being referred to was:
This seems like a really bad question, since it implies a coexistence of end to end encryption and big tech companies being able to read people’s messages, which doesn’t really make sense (or at least requires more clarification on what that would mean). The question as it is is basically “do you think child sexual abuse is bad”.
As an ORG donator. Where’s the counter survey?
“Do you support companies weaking encryption for all?”
“Do you support hackers reading your purchases?”
“Do you support your employer knowing your sexual preferences?”
“Do you support MI5 knowing your whereabouts every 5 minutes?”
Weakening encryption isn’t actually possible, what we’ll do is drive things underground. And without US backing, it’s all a silly endeavour