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Yes, parts of this law are very likely to be struck down by the European Court of Human Rights, if a case ever gets there. Specifically the 100% automatic powers to hack and intercept anyone who is hacked by state backed hackers are pretty unlikely to be legal under the ECHR.

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There is literally nothing that can win against national security as "state actors (Russia, China, even mentioned in the text) trying to sabotage your infrastructure - look we have evidence but we're not gonna share it with the public".

Do you mean that's a specific legal argument that is upheld in European courts or Dutch courts?

No, I would say that's just life experience until now.

Nothing ever wins against "we need to keep the country safe".

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