Ofcom Releases its Proposal for Implementing the Online Safety Act Drew Wilson | November 13, 2023 Ofcom has published a detailed overview on how it intends on enforcing the Online Safety Act. We take a look at this proposal.
Ofcom Lays Out its Plan to Implement the UK’s Nasty Online Harms Act Drew Wilson | November 4, 2023 UK regulator, Ofcom, has laid out its plans for how it intends on implementing the UK’s Online Harms Act.
UK’s Graeme Biggar Issues Massive Anti-Encryption Rant Following Encryption Ban Law Passing Drew Wilson | October 31, 2023 The National Crime Agency director, Graeme Biggar, apparently had a massive anti-encryption rant following the passage the Online Safety Act.
UK’s Online Safety Bill Receives Royal Assent, Imperilling Digital Rights Drew Wilson | October 27, 2023 It’s the moment British digital rights advocates have dreaded. The UK’s Online Safety Bill is now law.
UK’s OfCom Publishes Draft Three Strikes Law Standards for ISPs Drew Wilson | June 28, 2012 The UK is one of only a select few countries that have embarked on a path of creating a “Three Strikes” law where if you are accused of copyright infringement three times, you would have your Internet access cut off. While other countries have, at best, experience some problems implementing the laws and, at worst, …
Ofcom Weeks Away from Publishing ISP Three Strikes Rules in UK Drew Wilson | May 16, 2012 The UK version of the three strikes law as laid out in the Digital Economy Bill is nearing the next step to implementation. Ofcom, an independent regulator in the UK is now reportedly weeks away from publishing an ISP code of conduct which lays out the rules for disconnecting file-sharers.