Named SREN<\/a><\/span>, the bill ostensibly aims to fight online fraud, but its app<\/a>roach has sparked alarm. The concerns centre on a requirement for web browsers\u00a0to block sites listed on a government-provided list. Critics fear that the plan will turn browsers into censorship tools.<\/span><\/p>\n Mozilla, which makes the Firefox browser, is among the most vociferous opponents of the bill. According to the non-profit, the rules would be disastrous for the open internet and create a dangerous yardstick for autocrats.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSuch a move will overturn decades of established content moderation norms and provide a playbook for authoritarian governments that will easily negate the existence of censorship circumvention tools,\u201d Udbhav<\/span>\u00a0Tiwari, head of global product policy at Mozilla,<\/span>\u00a0said in a blogpost<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Catch up on our conference talks<\/p>\n Watch videos of our past talks for free with TNW All Access \u2192<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tiwari advocates an alternative approach to tackling online fraud. Instead of integrating government block lists within browsers, he<\/span> suggests using existing malware and phishing protection solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cForcing browsers to create capabilities that enable website blocking at the browser level is a slippery slope,\u201d Tiwari added.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhile it might be leveraged only for malware and phishing in France today, it will set a precedent and create the technical capability within browsers for whatever a government might want to restrict or criminalize in a given jurisdiction forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Thus far, the plea appears to have fallen on deaf ears. The French government is currently fast-tracking the bill, and aims to vote on the proposals this autumn. In an effort to stop the blocking rule from becoming law, Mozilla has launched a petition against the plan. You can sign it for yourself here<\/a>.\n <\/div>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n For forums sites go to Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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