• lbfgs@programming.dev
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    34
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 day ago

    EU wants phones to be locked down so they can then make Google implement mass surveillance for “national security” reasons

        • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          arrow-down
          16
          ·
          1 day ago

          Chat Control is not implementing mass surveillance and has nothing to do with national security. I that’s their only argument they are confused and there’s nothing to talk about. If they have other arguments I would like to hear them.

          • darkstar@sh.itjust.works
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            13 hours ago

            You live under a rock my friend.

            Look at history. Look at the anology of how a frog will not jump out of boiling water if the temperature is slowly increased.

            They are slowly increasing the temperature, and chat control is a big step for them. If you cannot see that then there is no hope for you

            • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              13 hours ago

              Repeating some scary conspiracy theories you read about online doesn’t make you informed. It makes you naive.

          • Squizzy@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            9
            ·
            1 day ago

            It likely is not their only grievance as other things exist like porn blocking, ID implementations and VPN discussions.

            Also chat control is reviewing private conversations. It is a provacy breach. There is no circumstance where this is not abusable. Here are some truths to how the law is presented:

            1: nothing can be seen, only if certain pre registered files are recognised 2: politicians, military and associated personnel are exempted.

            Meaning it can see more than nothing or else it is acceptable for these people to possess these materials.

            It is also able to controlled a granular level person to person.

            • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              3
              arrow-down
              6
              ·
              1 day ago

              Porn blocking? In EU? I heard about it only in UK. Which EU countries block porn?

              ID implementation… yes, all EU countries have ID. Many have digital IDs. What’s with it?

              VPN discussion isn’t really proof of anything. Even Chat Control 2.0 isn’t approved yet, it’s just a project. VPN blocking is not even a proposal. It just someone mentioned in some report. Hardly a reason to claim that EU is becoming a surveillance state.

              • Squizzy@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                3
                ·
                1 day ago

                Do you sit and wait to be impacted by something before you consider forming an opinion on it andk maybe acting?

                IDs and digital IDs are not the same as the discussion surrounding online identification legislation. One is state ID that is pretty common. The other is tech companies gettimg a data harvesting opportunity.

                I didnt make the claim, but there is ample evidence to support it from where I sit.

                • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  arrow-down
                  2
                  ·
                  23 hours ago

                  Act if you want to, no one is stopping you. For me it’s just silly that people talk about EU becoming surveillance state without being able to show a single valid example. Like when you said EU is blocking porn and VPN access. I’m still waiting for examples where it was done inside EU. Then everyone claims digital IDs are evil without realizing they have been used without issues in EU for 20 years. It’s like saying that EU will become a military dictatorship because countries have guns.

                  • Squizzy@lemmy.world
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    arrow-up
                    1
                    ·
                    8 hours ago

                    The implementation of digital IDs is where there is scope for abuse. Of course they can be done well, I would be delighted for a sovereign zero knowledge system to be implemented. Estonia has had a good system for a long time.

                    Chat control weakens encryption which is an issue for VPNs who have e2e encryption.

                    Here is the link for adult content requiring third party system confirmation of ID https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-age-verification

                    Privacy, security and being open sourcr should be priorities for any system legally required.