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**Alexia** @cyrus · 2024-06-05T10:15:50.000Z

Apparently #ChatControl was just the beginning.

Now an untransparent EU Working Group and several EU Governments want to make it possible to track locations of anyone via GPS on-demand, make hiding Messaging metadata illegal, introduce something like ChatControl where End-To-End-Encryption effectively becomes illegal, on-demand tracking of any car, and a bunch of other insane proposals.

This entire thing has been nicknamed the "EU Going Dark" proposals.

EU Government officials and alike of course would be exempt from these rules, it seems.

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/first-insight-42-key-points-of-the-secret-eugoingdark-surveillance-plan-for-the-new-eu-commission/

Patrick Breyer · Jun 5, 2024First insight: 42 key points of the secret #EUGoingDark surveillance plan for the new EU CommissionAfter Sunday‘s European elections, the EU is planning to reintroduce indiscriminate communications data retention without suspicion and force manufacturers to allow law enforcement access to digital devices such as smartphones and cars. This is the “confidential” 42-point plan compiled by a “high-le

#tech #privacy #EuGoingDark

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**Lamont Sky** @SaltyMonk@mastodon.online · Jun 7, 2024

Lamont Sky @SaltyMonk@mastodon.online

@cyrus
I lived in the fucking golden age of free communication and an open internet. It was very nice while it lasted. So sad for coming generations. And so glad I didn't sire any offspring.