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[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 16 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

The eu is continually trying to find ways around encryption.

Not arguing with your main points but that is a huge L

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 13 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah we gotta stop those fuckers. It's not the EU per se IMO but a group pushing that crap again and again. Hopefully it'll end with some personal souverain data law or something blocking things like that for good.

[–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 hours ago

Fortunately for now people seem to show again and again that they don't want this crap.

[–] Ruigaard@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 hours ago

Yeah we've gotta stay vigilant with encryption and other infringements on our rights and freedom.

[–] Jokulhlaups@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Tech firms that sell AI tools for content scanning (e.g., Thorn) are deeply involved in lobbying for these chat control policies.

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

I wouldn't be surprised if it's driven largely by big tech.