Online Safety Bill

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by jfman

Not ordinarily. They’d also need to have registered their account for that app store in another country.

That said, you can install apps from anywhere on an Android device easy enough by not using the Google store.

Thanks, I have Android & if it's not on the app store it warns you that it may contain a virus.

The beginning of this programme talks about how children as young as 7 are being tricked into sending sexual pictured and within seconds they are posted onto child abuse websites. They say that the Online Safety Act won't stop this on it's own, but it will help:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yj9s

[peanut]

Not sure if you're still talking about TikTok here. The link doesn't go anywhere either.

I thought TikTok has a zero nudity policy so not sure of your point without the proper links. But from what info I've read on FB it does get abused with weirdo's using breast feeding as an excuse to get their tits out. Very odd but there you go.

As for kids as young as 7, sending pics.. Well, when I was 7 I just wanted to play with my toy car. Goes to show just how backwards everything's gone if it is true.

[jfman]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Thanks, I have Android & if it's not on the app store it warns you that it may contain a virus.

It “may” doesn’t mean it does, so someone who adequately informs themselves can ensure they are downloading the exact same installer as the Google Play store in another country.

The beginning of this programme talks about how children as young as 7 are being tricked into sending sexual pictured and within seconds they are posted onto child abuse websites. They say that the Online Safety Act won't stop this on it's own, but it will help:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yj9s

How does the Online Safety Act “help”. These are already crimes.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Thanks, I have Android & if it's not on the app store it warns you that it may contain a virus[/url]

Do you believe every ad you see. Plenty of reasonable priced protection out in the real world . Vpn , malware, and viruses. Better to be safe than sorry

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Itshim

Do you believe every ad you see. Plenty of reasonable priced protection out in the real world . Vpn , malware, and viruses. Better to be safe than sorry

I think it's a pop up warning from my phone as opposed to an ad. Even anti virus services can miss some viruses, which would worry me.

Originally Posted by peanut

Not sure if you're still talking about TikTok here. The link doesn't go anywhere either.

I thought TikTok has a zero nudity policy so not sure of your point without the proper links. But from what info I've read on FB it does get abused with weirdo's using breast feeding as an excuse to get their tits out. Very odd but there you go.

As for kids as young as 7, sending pics.. Well, when I was 7 I just wanted to play with my toy car. Goes to show just how backwards everything's gone if it is true.

Tik tok was included , but other sites were mentioned too.

Paedophiles trick children into sending pics that give them sexual gratification by pretending that they are playing a game. If they don't go far enough for their needs, they use deep fake technology to make it appear that they have. Some children from perfectly innocent material have been used to create child pornography too.

Just checked the link and it works for me on Chrome. If you can't get it to work I can find a link to where it came from.

Originally Posted by jfman

It “may” doesn’t mean it does, so someone who adequately informs themselves can ensure they are downloading the exact same installer as the Google Play store in another country.

She said because website owners are now required to proactively flag up innapropriate material and take it down and not just rely on people reporting it.

How does the Online Safety Act “help”. These are already crimes.

She said that the Online Safety Act will help because website owners are now required to proactively flag up and take down innapropriate/illegal material and not just rely on people reporting it (but when they do, this must also be acted upon).

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[RichardCoulter]

An alert has gone out to teachers. There has been a recent rise in 'sextortion' cases.

Believed to be originating from abroad, mainly Africa, these people catfish people with nude pictures to get them to send theirs back. When they do, they threaten to send these pictures to their friends, family, work colleagues, neighbours etc unless more pictures are sent or a sum of money.

All ages and genders are affected, but most at risk are boys aged 14 to 18:
https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov....out-sextortion

It wouldn't surprise me if this was the method used to get that MP to disclose the personal numbers of other MP's.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

An alert has gone out to teachers. There has been a recent rise in 'sextortion' cases.

Believed to be originating from abroad, mainly Africa, these people catfish people with nude pictures to get them to send theirs back. When they do, they threaten to send these pictures to their friends, family, work colleagues, neighbours etc unless more pictures are sent or a sum of money.

All ages and genders are affected, but most at risk are boys aged 14 to 18:
https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov....out-sextortion

It wouldn't surprise me if this was the method used to get that MP to disclose the personal numbers of other MP's.

I saw this on the news this morning and it's worrying as i have grandkids, How would the Online Safety Bill stop this considering the perpetrators are in Africa.

[pip08456]

Originally Posted by Sirius

I saw this on the news this morning and it's worrying as i have grandkids, How would the Online Safety Bill stop this considering the perpetrators are in Africa.

Simple, it wouldn't

What are they doing that wasnt already illegal anyway ?

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by pip08456

Simple, it wouldn't

Indeed it has no teeth if the perpetrators are abroad and it will do NOTHING to stop it. It would be interesting to see how much of this does indeed come from abroad compared with the UK.

[pip08456]

Emmanuel Macron is considering the possibility of introducing strict bans on the use of gadgets for children in France: it will be forbidden to use smartphones under the age of 11, and children under the age of three will be prohibited from watching TV. The corresponding proposals were prepared by a committee of scientists and doctors who want to prevent the development of obesity and myopia in children.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-ne...-under-threes/

I'll believe it when it happens. Totally unenforenceable.

children under the age of three will be prohibited from watching TV.

They are on another planet if they think they can enforce that.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Paul

They are on another planet if they think they can enforce that.

They might deploy the Orwellian idea of the TV watching viewers, instead of just viewers watching it.

Webcam technology could actually allow this to be done in contemporary France to check up on families with children ��

[Stephen]

How would even allow a camera on their TV? Noone would be a TV just because of that.

It's not realistic to have that work in anyway. Also if they tried it. People would just cover up any camera.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Stephen

How would even allow a camera on their TV? Noone would be a TV just because of that.

It's not realistic to have that work in anyway. Also if they tried it. People would just cover up any camera.

It sounds like fantasy land to me. Lets face it people kicked off when it came out that Amazon Alexa and Google home mini's were recording conversations. There is no way people will allow webcams to be fitted to Tv's recording every thing they do. The company's controlling them would see it as a cash cow from selling the data to advertisers. Again it will never happen but if they tried it with me then a bit of tape will soon cure that problem .