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Check the individual governments, the German government for example is all for end to end use of the Bundestrojaner. End to end encryption wont really interfere
by josefx 9y ago
Check the individual governments, the German government for example is all for end to end use of the Bundestrojaner. End to end encryption wont really interfere with them when they practically own the end points.
- majewsky 9y agoIn fact, German parliament will be voting this week (at practically the last opportunity before the forthcoming election in September) to extend the usage of the Bundestrojaner (federal Trojan horse) from the terrorist threats that it was supposed to combat to all kinds of mundane offenses (e.g. drug abuse). Source (German): https://netzpolitik.org/2017/staatstrojaner-bundestag-beschliesst-diese-woche-das-krasseste-ueberwachungsgesetz-der-legislaturperiode/ https://netzpolitik.org/2017/staatstrojaner-bundestag-beschl... I expect that the law will be shot down by the Bundesverfassungsgericht (Germany's Supreme Court), but it will be a few years until that happens because these processes take time.
- krylon 9y agoThe blatant disregard for the Bundesverfassungsgericht some politicians show drives me mad when I think about it too long. They shot down the Bundestrojaner once already, and based on their reasoning about the matter (or what I remember of it), I am certain they will do so again.