Tag: Online Safety Act

A dystopian "CyberLink UK" biometric terminal on Westminster Bridge scanning a man’s eyes. A digital billboard in the rain displays an unblinking eye and the text "ALL CITIZENS ARE SUBJECT TO CONTINUOUS MONITORING." Thick, glowing data cables are coiled in a massive "vicious circle" around the man’s feet.

The Vicious Circle: Beyond the Political Theatre

23 June 202623 June 2026

Watching a Prime Minister resign in a flurry of headlines is a classic British distraction. While the news cycle fixates on who’s moving into Number 10, the laws they actually…

A glowing blue holographic CCTV surveillance camera emerging from the screen of a smartphone on a dark workbench with disassembled computer parts and server racks in the background.

The “Nude” Ultimatum: My Phone is Not a Government Narc

12 June 202612 June 2026

The UK government has officially gone off the deep end, giving Apple and Google a three-month ultimatum: build device-level scanning to detect “illegal images” or we’ll pass laws to force…