Theresa May to create new internet that would be controlled and regulated by government

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jimjamuk said:
as I said in the other thread - its pie in the sky stuff and once they sit down and ask a few techies how to do it and get laughed at - its never going to appear as a "new internet". Just like they cant backdoor encryption in the traditional sense (they could create a new flawed encryption algorithm but it'll get ignored)
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Some of it is pie in the sky stuff, definitely. (especially around breaking encryption, or forcing some companies to provide encryption back doors )

Unfortunately some of it isn't, they could make the use of public encryption an offence via legislation - whilst everyone knows that you can't currently hack encryption - the government could simply go after and prosecute VPN providers, which is basically what China are doing - https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/23/china-vpn-illegal-internet-censorship-government-approval/
 
jimjamuk said:
as I said in the other thread - its pie in the sky stuff and once they sit down and ask a few techies how to do it and get laughed at - its never going to appear as a "new internet". Just like they cant backdoor encryption in the traditional sense (they could create a new flawed encryption algorithm but it'll get ignored)
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You think they are just going to give up? look at the way May does things - they aren't going to give up on this even if they have to rig things behind the scenes or blind side people.
 
jimjamuk said:
as I said in the other thread - its pie in the sky stuff and once they sit down and ask a few techies how to do it and get laughed at - its never going to appear as a "new internet". Just like they cant backdoor encryption in the traditional sense (they could create a new flawed encryption algorithm but it'll get ignored)
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Exactly.
 
dowie said:
maybe for a few but mostly not - main focus for this election is Brexit and the rather obvious issue that the alternative choice has Corbyn & co in charge
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I don't see how that is an issue... A man who seems to actually care about people, will answer a question directly and intelligently and has thoroughly detailed how his plans are not just buzzlines but justified... 95%+ of the country will benefit from his leadership, I'm sure of it.
 
Em3bbs said:
I'm surprised people on here, a computer forum, actually believe this will ever possibly happen. Makes no sense.
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Quite the opposite - look at the way the Tories have been acting - step by step they push further and further - encounter resistance they'll often back off and even temporarily legislate the other way until people are lulled into a false sense of security then they find a way past - usually like the snooper's charter by the time people realise what has happened its too late.

crinkleshoes said:
I don't see how that is an issue... A man who seems to actually care about people, will answer a question directly and intelligently and has thoroughly detailed how his plans are not just buzzlines but justified... 95%+ of the country will benefit from his leadership, I'm sure of it.
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I'm gob smacked if you are talking about Corbyn... how has he got you that much fooled :(
 
dowie said:
maybe for a few but mostly not - main focus for this election is Brexit and the rather obvious issue that the alternative choice has Corbyn & co in charge
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They know that and shes going to take advantage and push through everything they can while they're in position to do so.

The truth is Brexit is happening regardless of who wins out of the three main parties.
 
Day by day I find myself taking a step away from giving Conservatives my vote. Not that I typically vote that way but since the election announcement I decided to back Theresa May purely on getting us through Brexit. Then Labours fanciful manifesto comes out followed by Conservatives crapifesto and now she's trying to rape the internet, again.
 
Em3bbs said:
I'm surprised people on here, a computer forum, actually believe this will ever possibly happen. Makes no sense.
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You mean like the snooper's charter which was voted in, received royal assent... which was subsequently ruled as illegal by the EU and yet is still in effect?
 
The best thing about snoopers charter, was the way the legislation excluded any politicians from being snooped upon, just love how they got that through
 
I got linked through to that article via FB and honestly kept scrolling up to double check I wasn't reading a hoax site. Mental.

People say "it won't happen" but do you really want somebody in power that thinks they can and should be doing that sort of thing? :confused:
 
Scam said:
People say "it won't happen" but do you really want somebody in power that thinks they can and should be doing that sort of thing?
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This is the thing - if people think they won't stop pushing towards that end just due to a few technical hurdles they haven't been watching what the Tories have been doing :s
 
Do people really think this is about the average joe? This is about making it harder for people to find hitmen, guns, porn, death videos. How is that a bad thing? I don't understand.
 
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