Tomorrow liberty probably dies :(
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I just did my part and wrote an email.
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So first it's client-side scanning for CSAM. Not without some nobility. But the problem is once you wedge open that door it's technically possible to do it for other things and so you become compelled to.
It'll move from just CSAM to stopping and tracking "propaganda" as deemed by them which will be narrow-ish at first (anything pro-Russia, RT links, etc) but gradually expand over time to anything outside the mainstream branded as extremist (and guess what, privacy advocates will definitely fall within that label). And once that's in place the private stake-holders, copyright holders will come knocking, they'll say rightly so "hey you have the capability right now, we demand you implement client-side scanning to detect copyright violations" and then that will be ordered by a court, further enshrined by a law and oh look now you can no longer send political thought that the ruling regime disagrees with, can no longer surf the high seas, and so on and so forth. Congratulations and please enjoy living in the "garden" of Europe.
The US uses the Patriot Act to spy on innocent people under the guise of terrorism. Once you open the door, they knock the wall down.
Keep me updated Europe friends. If they implement this, for sure other countries will implement this as well.
May 19, 2022 ...
yes, then it got rejected, and now another iteration is about to be voted on on June 20, 2024 https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/112637908478562409
Regarding email which provider would be best suited if this goes true? Because Tuta is hosted in Germany it seems less optimal then say Proton?
If I cared about the contents of email staying safe, would rather not depend on a provider and just use provider-independent PGP. If safety is more important than universality - then I'd use something outside of email in general, like XMPP+OMEMO or maybe Simplex.
Safety should not only be for the technically adept. There should be a solution that is appropriate for your relatives too, and that probably does not involve manual PGP.
I honestly don't see how they can regulate pgp encryption. How would that work?
It doesn't make a big difference. You are going to send emails to Gmail most of the time anyway.
Before privacy guides changed there was a spreadsheet with all providers, security details and wether or not they have ever complied to government requesting access.
If i recall correctly proton did not score very great. Disroot did very well on paper but was considered new and had yet to proof itself
Anyone know if this (updated) information still exists?
Proton pretty much always complies with government access requests, and they never claimed otherwise. They, however, don't have access to the content of your emails due to their encryption, meaning the data they give to governments is restricted to what you give them. They can at most give out your name, payment information, and backup mail if you voluntarily gave that info to them.
My MEPs are not MEPs anymore. They were replaced by
- the leading right wing corrupt party
- an entirely new party formed less than a year ago, who is said to have achived this with the help of a former Meta employee as a party member
- a far right party with "former" nazis in their members
Which of them should I contact?