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Re:GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU ... by tucnak on Sunday August 17, 2025 @03:05AM (#44929535)
They say it's the Swedes, but that's not accurate. Thorn is a NSA-run charity that has been lobbying for this since 2012.
Re:GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU ... by vaylian on Sunday August 17, 2025 @04:25AM (#44929899)
Interesting. Do you have a source for the connection between the NSA and Thorn?
Re:GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU ... by tucnak on Sunday August 17, 2025 @07:12AM (#44930771)
Its board, as well as boards of the related orgs, is crawling with ex-State guys, even some CIA assets (most recently Fernando Ruiz Perez) etc. They're in bed with WeProtect (State Dept) as well as McCain Institute guys. The connection is not obvious, but see this as starting point https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/25/who-benefits-inside-the...

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/270...

What's telling is the fact that they never targeted the U.S. and U.S. policy-makers EVER, despite being mostly Washington guys with lended tech credibility of SF VC's.

Re:GDPR meant nothing: chat control ends privacy for the EU ... by pqtyw on Monday August 18, 2025 @09:36AM (#44940428)
> They say it's the Swedes, but that's not accurate

Yes because its Denmark, other countries are mainly just tagging along. I mean we can and should blame lobbyists and such as well but 90% of the problem are the politicians and bureaucrats and the politicians listening to them.