ORG response to Cyber Security Bill
Digital rights campaigners, Open Rights Group (ORG) have responded to the publication of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.
ORG’s Platform Power Programme Manager James Baker said:
“ORG welcomes legislation to protect and improve the UK’s cyber security. But a key component of any cyber security strategy has to be the promotion of strong encryption for both the state and the public.
“The UK cannot claim to be strengthening the country’s cyber defences while at the same time issuing notices to companies like Apple and demanding that they reduce the security of the services they offer.
“This Bill is also an opportunity to assess and reduce the UK’s dependence on large US corporations for vital government infrastructure. Other countries – such as France and the Netherlands – are already debating how to do this, through open source software for example. The UK is subject to the same risks so needs to assess our dependence in the same way.”
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