The European Union, once praised for its pro-privacy legislation, is now leading the charge toward a future with less privacy, one where the government can use your devices to spy on you.

As part of its efforts, the bloc has repeatedly introduced its Chat Control legislation, aimed at weakening the encryption that protects messaging services and force providers to provide a client-side backdoor for law enforcement.

  • @Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.caEnglish
    7•1 month ago

    If anyone were really worried about privacy, all internet related companies would be in bankruptcy. Apple? Meta? Google? SnapChat? Reddit? You name it, their whole purpose is collecting the personal data of their users.