@EUCommission Unfortunally the #eu is going to turn around #chatcontrol and implament a greater threat to privacy by making all not only chatsoftware with a backdoor. Even #china does not have this. #FuckEurope
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@lfa@hostux.socialSo here we go again: "EU: These are scary times – let's backdoor encryption!"
Now #chatcontrol is rebranded with the excuse of threats like terrorism, organized crime, surging cybercrime and attacks against our critical infrastructure, instead of child sexual abuse.
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https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/03/eu_backdoor_encryption/
The Register · EU: These are scary times – let's backdoor encryption!
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"Safer society" according EU: https://geeknews.chat/@theregister/114273779933475778
Geek News Central Mastodon ChatThe Register (@theregister@geeknews.chat)EU: These are scary times – let's backdoor encryption!
ProtectEU plan wants to have its cake and eat it too The EU has issued its plans to keep the continent's denizens secure and among the pages of bureaucratese are a few worrying sections that indicate the political union wants to backdoor encryption by 2026, or even sooner.…
#theregister #IT
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/04/03/eu_backdoor_encryption/
#EU Possibly Emerging As One Of The Greatest Threats To #Privacy
https://www.webpronews.com/eu-possibly-emerging-as-one-of-the-greatest-threats-to-privacy/
WebProNews · EU Possibly Emerging As One Of The Greatest Threats To PrivacyThe European Union, once praised for its pro-privacy legislation, is now leading the charge toward a future with less privacy, one where the government can use your devices to spy on you.
@ericalaeta : I'm a Threema user, but this worries me: https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/secure-encryption-and-online-anonymity-are-now-at-risk-in-switzerland-heres-what-you-need-to-know
Source: Guillaume Tronix
(@gtronix ) in https://defcon.social/@gtronix/114230271744822975
TechRadar · Secure encryption and online anonymity are now at risk in Switzerland – here's what you need to know
@Electrospaces ja, politici willen wel privacy. Maar voor de gewone mensen moet er #chatcontrol komen of een #achterdeurtje
@Some_Emo_Chick While #Austria wants to rush an idea of the former TurquoiseGreen government into existence, based on the #EU #chatcontrol project, but Made in Austria:
https://orf.at/stories/3388462/
A Loss for Encryption.
ORF.at · Karner will Messenger-Überwachung priorisieren
@EUCommission Also, remember to keep pushing to ban encryption for ordinary citizens. I'm sure Russia won't mind.
@echo_pbreyer
We don't need no computation We don't need no #ChatControl Hey, EU, leave our chats alone!
Strong OpEd by @Mer__edith in the Financial Times about the ongoing Apple case and the intensifying war on encryption:
"we must recognise that strong encryption isn’t the enemy of security — it is security."
https://archive.is/LP24v
#ChatControl #Encryption #Apple #GoingDark
EU governments to make voluntary #ChatControl 1.0 permanent. Majority wants mandatory #ChatControl 2.0 in addition.
New German government (conservatives-socialists) reserves revision of country's previous position, asks about voluntary scanning of end-to-end encrypted communications and opposes decline in voluntary scanning (foreseeable result of Meta rolling out encryption).
Next meeting: 8 April.
Leaked meeting record (in German): https://netzpolitik.org/2025/internes-protokoll-eu-staaten-kommen-bei-chatkontrolle-nicht-weiter/
netzpolitik.org · Internes Protokoll: EU-Staaten kommen bei Chatkontrolle nicht weiterDie EU-Staaten können sich weiterhin nicht auf eine gemeinsame Position zur Chatkontrolle einigen. Kompromissvorschläge aus Polen finden ebenfalls keine Mehrheit. Die Zukunft des EU-Gesetzes entscheidet sich möglicherweise in Deutschland. Wir veröffentlichen das eingestufte Verhandlungsprotokoll.
Your mass surveillance agenda is in a bad place if even liberal economic think tanks are calling it out.
„Police authorities and governments are calling for digital backdoors for investigative purposes - and the EU Commission is listening. The Centre for European Policy (cep) warns against a weakening of digital #encryption. The damage to cyber security, fundamental rights and trust in digital infrastructures would be enormous.“
https://www.cep.eu/eu-topics/details/security-and-trust-an-unsolvable-digital-dilemma.html
#GoingDark #ChatControl #DataRetention
Centrum für europäische Politik: cep.euSecurity and Trust: An Unsolvable Digital Dilemma? | cep - Centre for European Policy Network
The Polish Council Presidency proposed removing mandatory #ChatControl detection orders from the controversial #CSAR proposal. We analyse the new approach and what could happen if Member States approve it 
What you need to know on the latest development 
https://edri.org/our-work/poland-searches-for-silver-bullet-for-csa-regulation/
European Digital Rights (EDRi)Poland searches for silver bullet for CSA Regulation - European Digital Rights (EDRi)Read EDRi's analysis of the Polish Council Presidency attempts to break the deadlock on the controversial Chat Control proposal.
The future of #Chatcontrol is still very unclear. The cynical politicisation of this law continues to obfuscate the possibility of a resolution based on evidence and law https://edri.org/our-work/poland-searches-for-silver-bullet-for-csa-regulation/
European Digital Rights (EDRi)Poland searches for silver bullet for CSA Regulation - European Digital Rights (EDRi)Read EDRi's analysis of the Polish Council Presidency attempts to break the deadlock on the controversial Chat Control proposal.
Lo stato delle trattative su #ChatControl con le proposte della presidenza di turno della Polonia https://edri.org/our-work/poland-searches-for-silver-bullet-for-csa-regulation/
European Digital Rights (EDRi)Poland searches for silver bullet for CSA Regulation - European Digital Rights (EDRi)Read EDRi's analysis of the Polish Council Presidency attempts to break the deadlock on the controversial Chat Control proposal.
#ChatControl : la Médiatrice européenne condamne le pantouflage de deux anciens d’Europol - par @manhack
Next · #ChatControl : la Médiatrice européenne condamne le pantouflage de deux anciens d’Europol - NextLa journaliste irlandaise Emily O’Reilly, médiatrice européenne depuis 2013, estime que la façon qu’a eu Europol de traiter les potentiels conflits d’intérêt de ses deux anciens employés « relevait de la mauvaise administration ». Europol a de son côté accepté de réviser ses procédés afin d’éviter les erreurs. L’affaire concernait la manière dont Europol, l’Agence […]
Elva grävchefer från Sveriges tyngsta redaktioner varnar för Chat Control 2.0 och Sveriges bakdörrsvurmande. https://www.dn.se/kultur/elva-gravchefer-en-farlig-riktning-for-den-granskande-journalistiken/
Dagens Nyheter · Elva grävchefer: Farlig riktning för den granskande journalistikenUtvecklingen går åt fel håll. Här skriver elva chefer för svenska grävredaktioner om farorna för den granskande journalistiken framåt.