I make no apologies for doing the right thing to protect children from paedophiles. This is about stopping the coercion and sextortion of children, not surveilling or policing people’s phones.
This technology is already on devices. The tech firms just need to switch it on to block children from seeing nude imagery.
There is no reporting, no data collection, no monitoring, and no images leaving the device. All adults will be able to switch off the protections if they are over 18.
This is targeted, proportionate and - most importantly - it protects children from vile abusers.
Starmer wants spyware to be installed on every single phone in the country — that’s unlikely to actually protect children but will raise significant risks for your privacy.