What does the King's speech mean for your digital privacy?

Britain's King Charles III, wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Robe of State, sits beside Britain's Queen Camilla, wearing the George IV State Diadem, as he reads the King's speech from The Sovereign's Throne in the House of Lords chamber, during the State Opening of Parliament, at the Houses of Parliament, in London, on November 7, 2023. .

In the first official King's speech to the Opening of the House of Parliament after 70 years, the new Monarch read out a lengthy list of ambitious legislative objectives that Rishi Sunak hopes to fulfill before the 2025 elections potentially put an end to his government.

Among these new proposed laws and reforms, there are some that, once again, anger both privacy advocates and tech groups. Experts, including VPN services and encrypted messaging providers, have called on the UK government to halt its plans to undermine encryption—starting with the Online Safety Bill (now law).