"A New and Inclusive Approach to Privacy Technology Is Needed to Keep Users Safe Online"
The UK's Online Safety Bill (OSB) will introduce several new digital regulations and offenses, but uncertainties persist regarding the future of online safety. The government and the technology industry are debating over how to create privacy-by-design (PBD) technologies that protect the privacy of Internet users without compromising public safety or national security. Researchers with the Center for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS), a research center based at the Alan Turing Institute, the UK's national data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) institute, have been conducting studies that provide insights into how different stakeholders in this debate can collaborate to effect meaningful change. In a new report from CETaS, the team provides recommendations for promoting a more inclusive and productive approach to future PBD technologies, which incorporate data protection considerations into their designs. In doing so, the researchers expect to reduce the potential use of these tools in online threats such as cybercrime and disinformation, securing Internet users' safety and human rights. This article continues to discuss the need for a new approach to privacy technology.