The EU is moving closer to making strong encryption illegal so it can spy on everyone (except, of course, EU officials). As this post notes, "It couldn't be clearer that the aim of this bill is China-style mass surveillance and not better protecting our children."
https://www.eureporter.co/business/data/mass-surveillance-data/2024/04/15/leak-eu-interior-ministers-want-to-exempt-themselves-from-chat-control-bulk-scanning-of-private-messages/
Dan Gillmor /
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2024-06-21 04:34:02
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