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I live in Germany and tend to follow politics to a degree that some would consider unhealthy. While I am sure there are instances of politicians invoking child
by IfOnlyYouKnew 5y ago
I live in Germany and tend to follow politics to a degree that some would consider unhealthy.
While I am sure there are instances of politicians invoking child pornography to argue against encryption, I do not remember any specific instances of it from the recent past.
Claims of "massive propaganda" are stretching the facts beyond what's reasonable. Indeed, it might itself be the only instance of propaganda on the issue.
- chopin 5y agoYour view is too optimistic: [1] mentions "Kindesmissbrauch" amongst other reasons to withhold end-to-end-encryption for the masses. It's newer than a year. By the way, bringing uncomfortable things via EU is a common tactic. [0] https://www.heise.de/news/Crypto-Wars-Deutsche-EU-Ratspraesidentschaft-will-Beihilfe-zur-Entschluesselung-4940927.html https://www.heise.de/news/Crypto-Wars-Deutsche-EU-Ratspraesi...
- raxxorrax 5y agoGermany is a decent offender of executive overreach, you can see that in the numbers. It is not just prominent cases where the governor of Berlin searched a home for a twitter post. Is it called swatting if you just call your police dept to raid someone?