cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48700080

Monday, June 29 could become a defining day for online privacy in Europe.

The EU’s final trilogue on Chat Control 2.0 could decide the future of one of the bloc’s most controversial surveillance proposals. Critics warn it could pave the way for mandatory message scanning, encryption backdoors, and unprecedented access to private communications and potentially affecting apps like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram.

The decision won’t just impact Europe. It could shape the future of encrypted messaging and digital privacy worldwide.

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    1 day ago

    Imagine the EU being poised to take over as the world’s tech hub and then they go and do something like this?

    Instantly shoot themselves in the face, and then wonder what happened.

    “HON HON HON, VIE VILL YEW NAHT KEEP YEUR DAH TAH ON OWER INSECEAU SERVARS?”

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      15 hours ago

      the hon hon hon, dumb accent, touch of incompetence … that’s good man, fucking good job
      missing some baguette, omelette du fromage, something about arrogance or cowardliness. but it’s a damn good start