Dan GillmorJun 19, 2024

Some EU officials know nothing about how technology works but know what they want. And they're on the verge forcing technology companies to make everyone much less safe by destroying strong encryption and eviscerating personal privacy.

https://netzpolitik.org/2024/client-side-scanning-chat-control-is-pure-surveillance-state/

(Tweaked to be clear it's not all EU officials...)

Client-Side-Scanning: Chat Control is Pure Surveillance State

The planned chat control makes the world less secure and more authoritarian, as it is directed against private and encrypted communication. Proponents are using disinformation, lies, and sleight of hand to push through the project. But chat control can still be stopped. A commentary.

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Show threadsaturataJun 19, 2024

@dangillmor

This destruction of #privacy won't hurt real #criminals. It affects everybody else.
Those who use it for criminal activities will keep on using high-order #encrption with #tunneling ordinary #ports.

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@saturata @dangillmor the cops are the criminals we need protection from
Jun 19, 2024 at 6:08pmWeb
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@fluffykittycat @dangillmor

Don't think that cops are #criminals. At least not all of them. In my humble opinion the real #criminals in terms of #organizedcrime, #corruption, #bribery, ... are #officials, #politicians, ...