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EXCLUSIVE: Tech Giants Will Be Forced to Scan Private Conversations Under New ‘Online Safety’ Laws: Watchdog

Online encryption will be jettisoned in favour of ‘online safety’, digital privacy groups warn
EXCLUSIVE: Tech Giants Will Be Forced to Scan Private Conversations Under New ‘Online Safety’ Laws: Watchdog
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Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
12/11/2023|Updated: 12/11/2023
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Online platforms will be forced to scan the private messages of users if proposed industry standards are implemented in Australia, global privacy watchdogs claim.

The group is responding to moves by Western governments, including Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Inman Grant, to do more to tackle online sex exploitation material and other harmful content.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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