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Backdoors that let cops decrypt messages violate human rights, EU court says (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 4 months ago (6 children)

This is incredibly funny for people who followed this. Everybody and their grandma told the European Commission that there was no way that breaking end-to-end encryption was compatible with the law. Yet they constantly pushed for it anyway and now look at this mess.

I am almost certain that the European Commission will claim that there are still ways to break end-to-end encryption, only to defeated in court yet again. Like they tried with data preservation for law enforcement purposes. They just can't stop themselves.

[–] jantin 31 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The commissioner responsible for the chat control was thoroughly corrupt by a company which created the scanning system. She was also either unbelievably dense or very, VERY dedicated to her role of a pearl-clutching, think-of-the-children granny. To the point of arguing with IT specialists on TV.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

To the point of arguing with IT specialists on TV.

Could you please link it or just name that person? I want to see that and be offended.

[–] jantin 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ylva Johansson. She's Swedish and late last year went on tour around Swedish media about chat control. The media, however, were prepared so hilarity ensued.

https://nordictimes.com/debate/many-misleading-claims-about-chat-control-2-0/

https://mullvad.net/pl/blog/2023/3/28/the-european-commission-does-not-understand-what-is-written-in-its-own-chat-control-bill

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

I wish I hadn't.

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