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I am ambivalent and torn about what to think of European digital policies. On one hand there's GDPR and regulations like these that are absolutely overdue and E

I am ambivalent and torn about what to think of European digital policies. On one hand there's GDPR and regulations like these that are absolutely overdue and EU is probably the only entity in the world who can improve situation given the current meta. On other hand, there's encryption regulation and absurd piracy strictness. Please someone with a formed perspective tell what's happening? What is a general vector of European policy on the internet?

zeepzeep 5y ago
> formed perspective I do not think I really qualify but hey. > What is a general vector of European policy on the internet? Generally the EU is very pro-privacy but sadly companies like Facebook bribe our "data protection officers" (sorry idk how to translate) and individual EU countries also just break the EU law on a regular.
- martijnvds 5y ago
  They're called "data protection authorities" or "data protection commissions", and because lots of US tech companies are incorporated in Ireland, they get to "use" the Irish DPC. And they're not very good at their job (or maybe they are, if you're Facebook): https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/irelands-privacy-watchdog-accused-of-paralysing-gdpr-enforcement/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/irelan...
dane-pgp 5y ago
> On other hand, there's encryption regulation and absurd piracy strictness. Could you give an example of an EU regulation which actually restricts encryption? There have certainly been discussions about adding backdoors to encryption (as is typical for any jurisdiction that doesn't have them), but my understanding is that these proposals have reached a dead end. Here's an update from last week: > The lead committee for the internal market and consumer protection (IMCO) in the EU Parliament spoke out on Monday evening with a large majority with its current position on the planned Digital Services Act (DSA). ... It also includes the right to end-to-end encryption. “The member states must not prevent providers of switching services from offering end-to-end encrypted services,” demanded the representatives. This is essential for trust in the network and cybersecurity. https://marketresearchtelecast.com/digital-basic-law-eu-mps-for-identification-requirements-for-porn-uploads/226325/ https://marketresearchtelecast.com/digital-basic-law-eu-mps-...

zeepzeep 5y ago

> formed perspective I do not think I really qualify but hey. > What is a general vector of European policy on the internet? Generally the EU is very pro-privacy but sadly companies like Facebook bribe our "data protection officers" (sorry idk how to translate) and individual EU countries also just break the EU law on a regular.

martijnvds 5y ago
They're called "data protection authorities" or "data protection commissions", and because lots of US tech companies are incorporated in Ireland, they get to "use" the Irish DPC. And they're not very good at their job (or maybe they are, if you're Facebook): https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/irelands-privacy-watchdog-accused-of-paralysing-gdpr-enforcement/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/irelan...

dane-pgp 5y ago

> On other hand, there's encryption regulation and absurd piracy strictness. Could you give an example of an EU regulation which actually restricts encryption? There have certainly been discussions about adding backdoors to encryption (as is typical for any jurisdiction that doesn't have them), but my understanding is that these proposals have reached a dead end. Here's an update from last week: > The lead committee for the internal market and consumer protection (IMCO) in the EU Parliament spoke out on Monday evening with a large majority with its current position on the planned Digital Services Act (DSA). ... It also includes the right to end-to-end encryption. “The member states must not prevent providers of switching services from offering end-to-end encrypted services,” demanded the representatives. This is essential for trust in the network and cybersecurity. https://marketresearchtelecast.com/digital-basic-law-eu-mps-for-identification-requirements-for-porn-uploads/226325/ https://marketresearchtelecast.com/digital-basic-law-eu-mps-...