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nickslaughter02··on EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'
They have not asked yet or companies (Fastmail for example) just provide access and keep quiet.

> Australia passes world’s first law authorizing encryption backdoors

> The law authorizes police to compel companies to create a security vulnerability, often called a backdoor, that would give investigators access to an individual’s communication without that person’s knowledge. It marks a major milestone in the so-called “crypto wars” over the public’s ability to “go dark” via the powerful encryption available on commercial devices.

https://cyberscoop.com/australia-encryption-backdoors-law-pa...

nickslaughter02··on EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'
From which country? I was from the US last time, Russia before that.
nickslaughter02··on EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'
> Canada's Bill C-22 Would Force Encryption Backdoors

> Signal, Windscribe, and NordVPN say they'll pull out of Canada before building surveillance infrastructure. The biggest threat to encrypted communications in a Western democracy since Australia's 2018 law.

https://stateofsurveillance.org/news/canada-bill-c22-lawful-...

nickslaughter02··on EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'
> Canada's Bill C-22 Would Force Encryption Backdoors

> Signal, Windscribe, and NordVPN say they'll pull out of Canada before building surveillance infrastructure. The biggest threat to encrypted communications in a Western democracy since Australia's 2018 law.

https://stateofsurveillance.org/news/canada-bill-c22-lawful-...

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> European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy, Framing Mass Surveillance as “Lawful Access”

> The EU’s ProtectEU strategy quietly sketches the blueprint for a backdoor.

https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-protecteu-strategy-encryption-b...

nickslaughter02··on EFF to Governor Newsom: Veto California's AB 1709
Gavin Newsom the governor who signed the original OS level age-verification law?
nickslaughter02··on Icelanders say no to restarting talks to join the EU
Congratulations. It's not too late for the other pressured countries to reject it too.

> “At a time when some are pushing for greater federalism and the transfer of sovereignty to the European Commission, this vote reminds us that another Europe is possible, an Europe of free, sovereign nations cooperating voluntarily on matters of common interest,” she wrote.

nickslaughter02··on Brits would quite like their private messages to stay private
A few people mention EU. Let me remind you:

> European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy, Framing Mass Surveillance as “Lawful Access”

https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-protecteu-strategy-encryption-b...

nickslaughter02··on Surveillance Disguised as Safety: Cars Sold in EU to Spy on Drivers 24/7
> For one, the EU regulation does not impose any independent audit to ensure that the ADDW systems installed actually operate on a closed-loop basis. Meaning both the car manufacturers and the tech companies selling them these systems could theoretically circumvent the rules and stealthily collect data on drivers.

> Secondly, the EU offers little clarity over how the data is handled. We don’t know how much footage the system captures once a “distraction” decision has been made, nor how long that data is stored or when it gets deleted, if it ever does.

> The implications are obvious. The continuous surveillance of the inside of a car can net car companies (or any third party that’s capable of hacking into it) a treasure trove of data that’s too valuable to pass on. Put simply, driver behavior can be turned into precious consumer data to be used internally or sold to the highest bidder.

nickslaughter02··on Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union
Anything EPP and their Ursula von der Leyen think they are. Mandatory surveillance of your communication for example, something they have been trying and slowly succeeding in for the past 5 years.

> Chat Control 1.0 passed the European Parliament — through the back door

https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/10/chat-control-10-pas...

nickslaughter02··on Element 26.07.3, a Matrix client, adds content scanning infrastructure
Do not use any software from the UK, the enemy of privacy and security.
nickslaughter02··on Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera
The EU is quickly becoming the surveillance capital of the world.
nickslaughter02··on Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament
> The European Parliament already pushed back that proposal. The EU is made of a lot of different actors with their own agenda.

It doesn't matter how the European parliament voted.

https://www.politico.eu/article/president-vs-parliament-robe...

nickslaughter02··on Chat Control 1.0 approved to be voted on on Thursday
> Narrow majority to allow the urgent motion to reinstate #ChatControl 1.0 mass scans. 331 in favor. 304 against. 11 abstentions. A dark day for privacy and democracy. On Thursday, there will be a vote on the substance of the law. Only an absolute majority can stop it. https://fightchatcontrol.eu

See how your politicians voted: https://howtheyvote.eu/votes/195338

nickslaughter02··on The UK's generational tobacco ban might not work. I'm supporting it anyway
Totalitarians are showing up everywhere.
nickslaughter02··on ChatControl 1.0 mass scanning is to be sneaked through via a 3rd vote next week
Full post:

> Shocking: Next week, while many MEPs have left for vacation, #ChatControl 1.0 mass scanning is to be sneaked through via a 3rd vote! Info: https://heise.de/-11349760 Stop the coup & warn your MEPs NOW: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#contact-tool

nickslaughter02··on EU: Proposed reform dangerously erodes privacy, automates surveillance
> The new mandate fundamentally undermines data categorisation obligations, allowing Europol to process personal data indiscriminately regardless of whose data it is – including data from people with no link to crime. An exceptional measure under the 2022 revision, such circumventions from Europol’s own data protection rules are now normalised.

> The new mandate introduces an automatic and systematic upload of information exchanged and managed by national police forces to Europol’s databases. It will surely increase the number of people whose personal data is unlawfully accessed by Europol.

> Europol can proceed with sensitive data processing operations without prior approval by its data protection watchdog, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), if Europol deems it “urgent and necessary”, or the EDPS fails to provide their opinion within two months.

nickslaughter02··on EU: Proposed reform dangerously erodes privacy, automates surveillance
original title: Proposed reform dangerously erodes privacy, automates surveillance, and sidelines oversight
nickslaughter02··on US Supreme Court Just Blew Up EU-US Data Transfers
> A small group of people from the EU parliament is going against the wishes of the EU commission in an attempt to force through a change that contains a subsection of the bill that tries to mandate E2EE scanning

What are you talking about? It is the EU Commission's wish together with EPP to scan everything including E2EE, photos, videos. The original proposal even had a section about analyzing voice calls.

nickslaughter02··on European digital ID wallets rely on safety services of Google and Apple
Working as intended. EU wants you to use a device and OS they can fully control. Don't comply with some new ridiculous regulation? Your app will be banned.

> EU App Store: Apple Removes Thousands of Apps Due to Digital Services Act Requirements

> Apple’s app removals follow the Digital Services Act, a European law requiring all app traders to display verified contact details, including address, email, and phone number.

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/eu-app-store-apple-digi...

You think apps which wouldn't want to implement Chat Control will remain on the app store?

EU to legislate about Chat Control behind closed doors (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48707719)

nickslaughter02··on US Supreme Court Just Blew Up EU-US Data Transfers
> As a European citizen I do not trust entities located in the US to not abuse my private data ever since the patriot act.

EU is working on mandating scans of all your private encrypted messages right now. EU data protection is marketing for the gullible.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48707719

nickslaughter02··on US Supreme Court Just Blew Up EU-US Data Transfers
Europa, the official web portal of the tech sovereign European Union, will have to change their CDN provider (Amazon's CloudFront).

https://europa.eu

nickslaughter02··on EU introduces €3 customs charge on small parcels to curb cheap Chinese imports
Can't compete on price? Make foreign goods more expensive! The same has happened with steel imports.
nickslaughter02··on Tuta: They are bringing back ChatControl
> A shocking backroom deal is underway to revive Chat Control 1.0 this Friday — and on Monday 29 June, the final trilogue for permanent mass scanning takes place. We face a double-attack on private communication. Take two minutes now: e-mail your MEPs and Permanent Representation to stop this!

https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

nickslaughter02··on Stop Killing Games fails to secure EU law despite 1.3M signatures
> The Commission’s full communication said a legal obligation to keep games playable, as requested by the initiative, “would not be proportionate.”

Making games playable is not proportionate but mass surveillance of private messages is complete fine.

nickslaughter02··on UK Brings in Full Social Media Ban for Under-16s
...by ID checking everybody. Big Tech loves this.

> Google Wants to Be the ID Checkpoint for Europe’s Internet

https://reclaimthenet.org/google-wants-to-be-the-id-checkpoi...

nickslaughter02··on A spy in your pocket? How the UK's on-device nude image blocking could work
original title: A spy in your pocket? How the UK’s proposed on-device nude image blocking could work in reality
nickslaughter02··on The EU Open Source Strategy
Great, now I can install an app on iOS without having Apple's approval or cut, right? No, you cannot. You still report and pay fees to Apple. This is the general trend: EU regulates something it doesn't understand and the result is a mess that companies need to deal with.

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/26/app-store-eu-rule-chang...

nickslaughter02··on The EU Open Source Strategy
Don't forget to say Russia is behind it.
nickslaughter02··on The EU Open Source Strategy
Will EU mandated backdoors be open source too?

> When it describes how the groundwork might be laid for mandating encryption backdoors, the EU chooses to use euphemisms such as creating roadmaps for “lawful and effective access to data for law enforcement” and seeking “technological solutions for accessing encrypted data.”

https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-protecteu-strategy-encryption-b...

> European Commission pushes for encryption ‘backdoors’

https://brusselssignal.eu/2025/04/european-commission-pushes...

nickslaughter02··on UK PM gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on children's phones
A police state is gonna police.
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