Concerns mount around UK Online Safety Act

As we reported earlier this week, the UK’s new Online Safety Act has seen a surge in interest in the use of VPNs and an online petition for its repeal has been signed by over 400,000 people. An article published yesterday by The Critic argues that the legislation is badly drafted. Industry figures too are raising doubts about the effectiveness of the act, its likely wider impact on cybersecurity and its potential for overreach. Brian Higgins, security specialist at Comparitech, says: One of the more alarming emerging trends is the almost immediate mission creep of this legislation. The VPN issue… [Continue Reading]