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Chat surveillance law by the EU Parliament? (results.elections.europa.eu)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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The results are showing up... Now we have to hope for the law to be declined... Already discussed about the chat control law of the EU, here : https://lemmy.ml/post/16469106

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[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 19 points 5 months ago (38 children)

nope, they'll vote on it again in the few weeks. if it passes, e2ee messengers will be required to scan images on device before sending them. you will be able to not agree to that, but then you won't be able to send or receive media and links, only text.

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (21 children)

But why can't you just use software from GitHub or F-Droid or something that doesn't have to obey these laws? Is it illegal?

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 13 points 5 months ago (10 children)

good luck getting everyone you know to communicate with you with "software from GitHub or F-Droid or something". I'm having a hard time making people try out Signal, which is freely available on the major app stores (and which, by the way, has declared that they'll leave the EU market if one device scanning will be enforced on them).

[–] chordsphere1@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I think this would give me a reason to tell my contacts why I refuse from now on to use whatsapp for instance. I could say something like whatsapp now scans every single photo you send, therefore I won't use it so contact me on some other place.

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Good luck with it, mister/miss

[–] chordsphere1@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago

Thank you, good luck to you too

[–] foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

That's sad but try to "afraid" a bit that's almost the only way to convinced non-privacy guy to switch...

[–] chordsphere1@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, what does "unfraid" mean?

[–] foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

Afraid sorry

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