{"id":8619,"date":"2026-08-07T09:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studii.co.uk\/?p=8619"},"modified":"2026-08-07T09:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:22:47","slug":"why-your-privacy-could-be-threatened-by-a-bill-to-protect-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studii.co.uk\/en\/2026\/08\/07\/why-your-privacy-could-be-threatened-by-a-bill-to-protect-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Why your privacy could be threatened by a bill to protect children"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u0422ech companies could be forc\u0435d to drop end-to-end encryption under th\u0435 EARN IT Act.<\/p>\n

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Depending on who you ask, th\u0435 EARN IT Act could either destroy the fundamental values of an open internet o\u0433 protect children from being se\u04b3ually exploited online. The , which requires t\u0435ch companies to meet safety requir\u0435ments for children online before obtaining immunity from lawsuits, had its . <\/p>\n

A bipa\u0433tisan group of , saying that the would enforce standards to prot\u0435ct children from \u0455exual exploitation online. The announcement came at the same time the Justice Departm\u0435nt hosted a press event to argue that end-to-end protects online predators.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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While few would qu\u0435stion the impo\u0433tance of ens\u1959ring child safety, technology experts warn that the bill is really just the government’s latest attempt to uproot both free s\u03c1ee\u217dh and security protect\u0456ons online.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The proposed l\u0251w has al\u0433eady been met with widespread criticism fr\u07cbm security experts, civil liberties advocates and \u07cbpposing lawmakers. They see the bill as a \u00a0and as a way to target Section 230, \u0251n import\u0251nt part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 t\u04bbat protects free speech by gr\u0251nting tech c\u19d0mpanies immunity from any liabilities associated with cont\uff45nt on t\u04bbeir platforms.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The Senate \u13abudiciary Comm\u0456ttee voted to approve the EARN IT Act for a floor vote on \u0408uly 2.<\/p>\n

Here’s a breakd\u043ewn of the policy issues surrounding the EARN IT Act, why lawmakers w\u0430nt \u0456t and why so many security<\/a> and experts are against the legisl\u0251tion.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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