Fuck this shit. The UK is not longer a free country. And fuck Israel even more for their damned work over the decades to make this possible.

I’m just baffled Labour is trying to die on this hill.

Awesome, thanks!

Yes the technical term has evolved but did the term evolve in the legislation definition of it?

If not, then the technically correct usage doesn't matter which is a point I've made in another comment as well.

And in my previous comment, I am pointing out the logical inconsistencies. Not that I agree or disagree with the technical terminology. You seem to be conflating a logical explanation/call-out of logic holes for my opinion, which it is not

The spiders,
the Brits!
/s

What does it say in the original French version?

ROT13 too.

I remember in the 1990s when you went to download Netscape you could only use the 40-bit encryption if you were in Europe, not the 128-bit encryption people in the USA could use.

We got one! A terrorist right here!

I think Labour is just trying to die.

What actual document is this?

At this point it feels like they're being paid to make people vote for Reform who will then make great use of all the surveillance infrastructure that Labour and Tories have put in place

Does it say that explicitly in the document? I know that's the overall message they're getting at, but actually typing that out in the doc is darkly funny.

Their favorite saying: "Rules for thee, not for me."

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69411a3eadb5707d9f33d7e8/E03512978_-_Un-Act_The_National_Security_Act_in_2024_Accessible.pdf

Link to article?

to me when they defended their rights and prevented certain toxic people from staying in power

Thank you, appreciate it

That doesnt mean they werent ignorant or inept, they were just aware of what was happening to them, and in most cases for rights it was only after decades or centuries of mistreatment. Its a reaction not a prevention.

As for toxic people in power, thats a lot harder to argue but toxic people enter and leave government all the time. It can be obvious sometimes who will be shit but theres only so many choices and again a significant portion of people are ignorant or inept.

the feds are so pissed they can't break encryption, which is essentially just math, are they gonna ban math?

it never has been a free country

Isn't like building a basic encryption tool coding 101? I didn't build one when I was learning to code, but I did have to make a caesar cipher scrambler/unscrambler with python years ago. I don't have the code or remember how to do it, but does that make me a hostile actor now?

Now that I think about it you are right.