Did the EU just propose to add back doors to encryption mechanisms?

2 years ago by im sorry i broke the code to c/privacyguides

TabbsTheBat 39 points 2 years ago

As always :3.. this is like.. the 4th time at least I think

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unexposedhazard 28 points 2 years ago

Yeah im think 6th or something. One time it was revealed that all the people that set up the campaign were paid or lobby buddies with the image recognition and chat scanning tool companies and big tech. Sadly everyone just quickly forgot about that...

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Onomatopoeia 10 points 2 years ago

Buddy/part of, etc.

It's all the same bucket of power-hungry people, they'll accept any mechanism to increase their power/control.

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dojan 11 points 2 years ago

Yeah. They keep doing that. Sweden is very gung-ho about fucking up privacy.

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TheMightyCat 5 points 2 years ago

Never going to be enforceable, microsoft and google will probably cave but if you care about privacy you already don't use their products.

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Pirata 17 points 2 years ago

Signal said it would leave the EU if they were forced to break encryption, though. All other local alternatives (like Threema) would also comply, so I don't really see an escape plan.

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Telorand 7 points 2 years ago

They said they would leave the EU. They didn't say people couldn't use their service via a VPN (which is the solution they suggested).

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DieserTypMatthias 2 points 2 years ago

Signal

Mind you that Signal is based in the US.

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Pirata 2 points 2 years ago

It's also open-source and privacy-focused, so I'm not sure to what extent it makes a difference. If signal were to go astray it can always be forked.

In fact, I already use Molly because it is even more security and privacy focused.

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Onomatopoeia 2 points 2 years ago

Self hosting an encrypted app (e.g. XMPP) on a VPS outside jurisdiction, in a country that just doesn't comply.

Also add a VPN to all devices to make discovery of such things that much more difficult.

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Hastur 1 point 2 years ago
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MonkderVierte 3 points 2 years ago

And neither will the bad guys.

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Mubelotix 4 points 2 years ago

If Signal leaves the EU I will build and provide a patched android app that works out of the box by including a proxy or VPN

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smeg 1 point 2 years ago

What's the actual relevant info in this massive wall of legalese?

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nitefox 2 points 2 years ago

The title is also the tldr

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smeg 2 points 2 years ago

An unanswered question?

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nitefox 1 point 2 years ago

A rhetoric question

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