cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48700597
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48700080
Monday, June 29 could become a defining day for online privacy in Europe.
The EU’s final trilogue on Chat Control 2.0 could decide the future of one of the bloc’s most controversial surveillance proposals. Critics warn it could pave the way for mandatory message scanning, encryption backdoors, and unprecedented access to private communications and potentially affecting apps like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram.
The decision won’t just impact Europe. It could shape the future of encrypted messaging and digital privacy worldwide.
This, and the EU Comission’s response to SKG, are clear examples of the European Union’s incoming, but hopefully not unstoppable, collapse.
Practically all of the EU’s executive bodies are very evidently run by foreign powers. A proposal doesn’t align with American interests? Denied. A new law can’t get through voting 15 times in a row? Passed behind closed doors. The Comission’s president is suspected of fraud? Oops, all communication accidentally deleted.
By the way, I’d identify myself as extremely pro-EU. But Von der Leyen has to go. The Comission has to either go or go through extensive reforms. The Parliament too, but less so than the Comission. Both European Council and Council of the European Union should be held more accountable as well.
Needless to say, none of these will happen. European democracy and human rights will likely keep being eroded. Until anti-EU sentiment grows beyond any chances of discussions. Then the Union collapses, and members states are left isolated, at the mercy of big players.
This is classic American Imperialism playbook. The empire has run this exact scheme countless times. Now the EU is in its sights. Russia is most likely involved too. Why wouldn’t it be? As for China - I’m not sure. It’s the only one of the three that actually has civilized talks with the EU, so I’d like to think it’s not a part of this. Wishful thinking? Yeah, probably.