German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to hand over user passwords

Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by AnssiH on Saturday December 14, 2019 @03:14PM (#21791892)

The current title ("Germany requests WhatsApp, Gmail etc. to hand over passwords in plaintext to DOJ") makes it sound like this law already passed, which is not the case according to the article.

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Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by pera on Saturday December 14, 2019 @03:44PM (#21792105)

"DOJ" is also confusing: this is not referring the US Department of Justice but the German Ministry of Justice (Bundesjustizministerin/BMJV)

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Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by chupa-chups on Saturday December 14, 2019 @03:48PM (#21792127)

This is a bit too long for the title. If it was shortened no-one would understand it. And "Ministry of justice" in Germany equals "DOJ" in the U.S, which almost anyone understands.

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Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by chupa-chups on Saturday December 14, 2019 @03:23PM (#21791951)

Yes, but

- the title length is limited

- from my PoV, this needs some attention

What would you propose as a title?

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Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by emerongi on Saturday December 14, 2019 @03:33PM (#21792013)

"German ministry of justice proposes law to force WhatsApp, Gmail etc to hand over sensitive user data"

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Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by chupa-chups on Saturday December 14, 2019 @03:34PM (#21792021)

"22 too long"

I really tried to summarize with the available title length. And to be honest, laws like this tend to be passed in Germany.

Sorry if you disagree. Please provide a better title. Honestly, I couldn't come up with one.

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Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by markdown on Saturday December 14, 2019 @03:47PM (#21792122)

German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to hand over user passwords

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Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by chupa-chups on Saturday December 14, 2019 @03:50PM (#21792141)

Thanks. Changed it!

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Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by grzte on Saturday December 14, 2019 @03:42PM (#21792083)

From my PoV, this needs some attention, so I'm going to make stuff up so people click

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