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Re:Chat control: EU Commission presents mass surveillance pl... by fuckcensorship on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @02:22PM (#31330541)
I have come to accept that the only long-term solution to digital privacy must be in the form of technology. No amount of vigilance and democracy will be able to keep the wolves away forever.
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Re:Chat control: EU Commission presents mass surveillance pl... by alwayslikethis on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @02:31PM (#31330709)
It has not really been a technological problem for a long time. End to end encryption is mature technology. Human institutions require humans to function, and humans are easily swayed based on circumstances in a way that make them willing to simply hand over their rights.
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Re:Chat control: EU Commission presents mass surveillance pl... by npteljes on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @03:50PM (#31331776)
And it's not just the humans that can easily be swayed, their hardware and software too. The mathematically perfect and formally verified messaging software is usually sandwiched between a bazillion layers of questionable technology.
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