Today, the European Parliament allowed the suspicionless mass scanning of private communications ("Chat Control 1.0") to pass, a measure it had rejected twice in March. Although a majority of voting Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) actually opposed the regulation (314 against, 276 in favor,
It’s a stepping stone towards more surveillance, just like every other bill that lead us here. Small enough that the populus won’t riot, large enough that’s it’s a tangible blow to privacy and democracy.
Huh? What is this for when e2ee is being exempt? Is it actually privacy measure in style “You will be tracked unless you use encryption”?
It’s a stepping stone towards more surveillance, just like every other bill that lead us here. Small enough that the populus won’t riot, large enough that’s it’s a tangible blow to privacy and democracy.