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Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU by intrasight on Thursday February 02, 2023 @04:03PM (#34632988)
borrowing from gun reasoning, if encryption is made a crime, then only criminals will use encryption.
Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU by dns_snek on Thursday February 02, 2023 @08:02PM (#34635743)
That goes way beyond the scope of legislation in question. Suggesting that something akin to the great firewall of china could be deployed in the EU is unrealistic - having said that, it sure feels surreal when expression and support of these authoritarian ideas by EU representatives doesn't lead to immediate political suicide.
Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU by int_19h on Thursday February 02, 2023 @10:35PM (#34636828)
Why do you think a Great European Firewall is unrealistic?
Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU by dns_snek on Friday February 03, 2023 @04:02AM (#34638916)
It would likely break dozens of individual member state laws protecting freedom of speech, privacy, net neutrality, and the scope of policing powers which would have to be changed or grossly violated. This seems, to me, culturally and politically untenable on a national level because the population at large hasn't been condition to accept iron fist authoritarian rule and gross violations of their personal liberties.
Re:Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU by intrasight on Friday February 03, 2023 @08:52AM (#34641028)
First, I was being sarcastic. But in terms of "political suicide", remember that politicians a) have info we don't, b) have fear mongering elements screaming in their ears, and c) have surveillance lobbyists taking them out to dinner.