http://simonwillison.net/2023-08-24T06:16:18+00:00Simon Willison2023-08-24T06:16:18+00:002023-08-24T06:16:18+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2023/Aug/24/john-gruber/#atom-tag

<blockquote cite="https://daringfireball.net/2023/08/kouvakas_uk_surveillance"><p>And the notion that security updates, for every user in the world, would need the approval of the U.K. Home Office just to make sure the patches weren’t closing vulnerabilities that the government itself is exploiting — it boggles the mind. Even if the U.K. were the only country in the world to pass such a law, it would be madness, but what happens when other countries follow?</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="https://daringfireball.net/2023/08/kouvakas_uk_surveillance">John Gruber</a></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/cryptography">cryptography</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/john-gruber">john-gruber</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/law">law</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/uk">uk</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/uklaw">uklaw</a></p>

2008-07-28T10:49:22+00:002008-07-28T10:49:22+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Jul/28/viral/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.out-law.com/page-6590">The law behind &quot;tell a friend&quot; services</a></strong></p> Useful guide based on UK law, updated in July 2008. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/law">law</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/marketing">marketing</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/spam">spam</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/tellafriend">tellafriend</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/uklaw">uklaw</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/viralmarketing">viralmarketing</a></p>