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from the first paragraph of the article: > This will require them to monitor and scan the communications of citizens en masse – even if they are still securely
by DyslexicAtheist 4y ago
from the first paragraph of the article:
> This will require them to monitor and scan the communications of citizens en masse – even if they are still securely encrypted end-to-end so far.
Seems the Belgian push to ban E2EE / Signal isn't an isolated case and part of a wider campaign: https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2022/05/10/belgium-wants-to-ban-signal-and-is-a-harbinger-of-european-policy/ https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2022/05/10/belgium-wants-to-ban...
- ramblerman 4y agoI wish this article had more punch. I'm Belgian myself. Name and shame the parties that are pushing this initiative. Usually these parties have a European level, some political "brotherhood" that also exist in the Netherlands. As is, it just is meaningless fist waving in the direction of Belgium. It's a shame because I think we have so many like minded people in both the Netherlands and Belgium, that making this a national issue, "look at those Belgians" loses us (those who care for freedom of speech) on both sides.
- mdp2021 4y agoVery interesting: that proposal from some belgian part effectively destroys the ability for people (selectively speaking) to use communication technologies. If people could not use "Signal and similar", still supposed to radically avoid any profiling product, they would have to abandon IP-based telephony and messaging altogether. It's not really a small matter.