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Chat Control: EU Council vote is a Green Light for Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance and the End of Right to Communicate Anonymously (www.patrick-breyer.de)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by vas@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Contrary to headlines suggesting the EU has “backed away” from Chat Control, the negotiating mandate endorsed today by EU ambassadors in a close split vote paves the way for a permanent infrastructure of mass surveillance.

While the Council removed the obligation for scanning, the agreed text creates a toxic legal framework that incentivizes US tech giants to scan private communications indiscriminately, introduces mandatory age checks for all internet users, and threatens to exclude teenagers from digital life.

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[–] varnia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Ok, it seems there is little doubt that EU chat control will be implemented. The question then becomes: How can individuals opt out of this? What existing technical solutions are already available, and what needs to be newly developed?

[–] vas@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

there is little doubt that EU chat control will be implemented

Personally, I believe there's a chance for stopping this. EU is not an authoritarian state. I wouldn't give up too early -- instead would rather fight and provide public pressure for the direction of the law that supports mine and everybody's freedom.

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

EU is not an authoritarian state

...yet. At this point I wish some aliens had mercy on us and nuked certain parliaments & sniped billinaires on this planet simultaneously, giving us a chance to try & start over.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

...yet. At this point I wish some aliens had mercy on us and nuked certain parliaments & sniped billinaires on this planet simultaneously, giving us a chance to try & start over.

why would we need aliens to do that? people reclaimed their "chance to try & start over" many times before.

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Because hoping for aliens to do it is abstract enough that it doesn't get someone in trouble for "inciting violence" :p

[–] pirateKaiser@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

This comment made me double check if I hadn't accidentally opened Reddit

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