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And for that feat, UK will not rejoin the EU for another decade. This is a very undemocratic move the UK is doing here.
Yeah Spain's doing the same thing though so I don't think it's got anything to do with the EU.
The EU is trying to do this at an EU level (and has been for years). As well as an individual country level, Sweden seems likely to pass a similar law in 2026.
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/european-police-chiefs-call-for-industry-and-governments-to-take-action-against-end-to-end-encryption-roll-out
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/05/07/european-threat-to-end-to-end-encryption-would-invade-phones/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/signal_will_withdraw_from_sweden/
https://www.wired.com/story/europe-break-encryption-leaked-document-csa-law/
I don't have enough middle fingers. Can we just not do this crap?
Use a few bazooka fingers, maybe they'll stop for the time being