cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/12846267

After Sunday‘s European elections, the EU is planning to reintroduce indiscriminate communications data retention without suspicion and force manufacturers to allow law enforcement access to digital devices such as smartphones and cars.

Specifically, according to the 42-point surveillance plan, manufacturers are to be legally obliged to make digital devices such as smartphones, smart homes, IoT devices, and cars monitorable at all times (“access by design”). Messenger services that were previously securely encrypted are to be forced to allow for interception.

The secure encryption of metadata and subscriber data is to be prohibited. Where requested by the police, GPS location tracking should be activated by service providers (“tracking switch”).

The EU Commission has already contributed specific proposals to the surveillance plan, according to two presentations obtained by the Pirates.

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  • Cypher@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Your views are at odds with reality.

    I know you won’t but you should step back and reconsider the media you consume that has lead you to these misconceptions.

    • lltnskyc@monero.town
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      5 months ago

      Your views are at odds with reality.

      And surely you are able to point out what exactly am I wrong about? :)