In a well-intentioned yet dangerous move to fight online fraud, France is on the verge of forcing browsers to create a dystopian technical capability. Article 6 (para II and III) of the SREN Bill would force browser providers to create the means to mandatorily block websites present on a government provided list.

I don’t agree that it’s “well-intentioned” at all but the article goes on to point out the potential for abuse by copyright holders.

cross-posted from: https://radiation.party/post/64123

[ comments | sourced from HackerNews ]

  • Nate Cox@programming.devEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I feel like we would be less forgiving of this happening in other mediums.

    Imagine this: car manufacturers are required by law to prevent their vehicles from driving to locations where crime might happen.