Online Safety Bill

Wants tech firms to implement client-side scanning

The tech giant becomes the latest to add its voice to those concerned that weakening encryption will ultimately prove damaging to everyone.

Lawyers say proposed client-side scanning measures likely break the law in several areas

The government is expected to unveil a new national fraud strategy this week

Peers will assess a stack of amendments to reduce the power of the Secretary of State, protect freedom of expression and guard encryption

Online Safety Bill is the "most concerning piece of legislation" in the western world says WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart

Additional security for business users

Government's blind pursuit of big tech endangers the free access web, say Wikimedia executives Jimmy Wales and Fransizka Putz

The draft legislation suffers massively from mission creep, internal contradictions and a dire lack of clear definitions

Rebellious MPs force U-turn