Europe besides the UK too. Don't be fooled by the EU is privacy heaven smoke and mirrors.

Just because the EU is not US doesn't mean they're not doing the same Draconian shit funded by similar or the same people.

They use the same excuses of "needing it to catch heinous crime/think of the children" and "it will only be used for criminals" but we know that's not true. We know that these laws are used against those considered adversarial to gov, including those engaging in journalism, whether they have a degree on it or not (which shouldn't be the bar to not get surveilled and treated like an authortiarian state)