Cover your bits, the UK government wants to put scanning tech on your phone.
The aim? To prevent kids receiving and sending nudes. But it'll be there as default for everyone, unless you go through age verification to disable it.
It's a disproportionate move that'll compromise privacy and security.
Read our blog ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/nudity-scanning-tech-will-leave-us-more-exposed/
#privacy #surveillance #onlinesafety #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol
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