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Comment by mdrzn | Hacker News Reader

Thank you EU! I haven't had to do anything and they defended my interests.

I feel like they're at best paying lipservice to my interests considering that they're planning on scanning every single message that I send to "protect the children".

Given how ardently they defend them, they do more than pay lip service. I think what's happening is "we want to be the only ones who can invade our citizens' privacy".

I'd very much prefer my privacy to be respected universally. One has to note so, that there is a very significant difference between a democratic government having rules in place to intrude on it and some capitalistic corporation doing it for profit.

I'd prefer it too, and sure, but it's not that the EU pays lip service to defending your privacy against corporations. They actually do defend you, very effectively.

On that we agree, and I am happy for it.

Maybe what is missing is some simple rules, that we should all follow, with a good reason why they matter.

The only way to achieve that is to make the laws enforceable. They should probably try hard to fine some government organisations as well. The laws though littered with necessary exceptions for government are a step towards respect for privacy.

So, ardently defending my interests (privacy) meaning selectively defending them?

Yes. The ones they care to defend, they do so ardently.

> considering that they're planning on scanning every single message that I send to "protect the children".

That's one of the large issues with the EU. Against foreign surveillance and espionage, but internally it's a different story.

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