Germany opposes EU plans for client-side scanning

Re:Germany opposes EU plans for client-side scanning by zirgs on Thursday March 02, 2023 @12:02PM (#34998364)

Also how do they prevent this from being exploited by hackers? If there's a backdoor it's naive to think that only the "good guys" will use it.

Also what if some hackers put something on my phone to intentionally trigger this in order to blackmail me or ruin my reputation?

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Re:Germany opposes EU plans for client-side scanning by legrande on Thursday March 02, 2023 @12:52PM (#34999165)

> If there's a backdoor it's naive to think that only the "good guys" will use it.

This is the thinking behind NSA's 'Nobody But Us' saying. If you hoard 0day, assume someone else will discover it given enough time.

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Re:Germany opposes EU plans for client-side scanning by zirgs on Thursday March 02, 2023 @01:26PM (#34999651)

Except in this case everybody knows that there's a backdoor that can be exploited.

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Re:Germany opposes EU plans for client-side scanning by hulitu on Thursday March 02, 2023 @02:18PM (#35000440)

> If there's a backdoor it's naive to think that only the "good guys" will use it.

Yet we have learned nothing from KGB, STASI, CIA etc.

> Also what if some hackers put something on my phone to intentionally trigger this

"We just found 5 gramms of Mary jane in your pocket".

Religion will come back. "Repent or god will punish you" /s

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