I find it ironic that people often look at the EU as "privacy-focused", with things like the GDPR, while at the same time the EU wants encryption backdoors and

I find it ironic that people often look at the EU as "privacy-focused", with things like the GDPR, while at the same time the EU wants encryption backdoors and photo scanning. IMO, the politicians just want more authority and power. The GDPR gives them power to sue and fine large companies, ie, free money. I don't think it's about privacy any more than encryption backdoors are about fighting crime or photo scanning is about protecting children.