In the wake of the recent European Parliament elections, the German Pirate Party has lost its representation in the legislative body. This outcome was

Patrick Breyer, a staunch defender of digital rights, laments the Pirate Party’s exit from the EU Parliament as a blow to online privacy.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    There are ongoing efforts to render end-to-end encryption illegal in Europe as we speak.

    I can’t imagine how you stop all end to end encryption across a continent while you’re exiting the continent-wide governing body.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        5 months ago

        They whom? Is every country going to have it’s own national firewall, complete with highly sophisticated SMS-only encryption detecting service?