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Is it safe to store data in Germany, given the strong showing of AfD in the election? They are now in second place, and who knows what will happen in the next 5

Is it safe to store data in Germany, given the strong showing of AfD in the election? They are now in second place, and who knows what will happen in the next 5 years! AfD is pro-Russia and pro-Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AfD_pro-Russia_movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AfD_pro-Russia_movement

fsflover 2y ago
It's safe to use FLOSS solutions with e2e encryption.
- breadwinner 2y ago
  Not for long: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-quantum-chip-encryption/ https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-quantum...
  - hedora 2y ago
    Open source post quantum cryptography is already being used at scale.
  - fsflover 2y ago
    This is far from actual applications: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43106687 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43106687
croes 2y ago
Political parties in Germany don’t have the same power as the president in the US.
- breadwinner 2y ago
  What about the Chancellor?
  - jagermo 2y ago
    Not nearly as in the US, plus our version of the supreme court is not beholden to political parties
    - breadwinner 2y ago
      So in other words, storing data in Germany does not solve the problem, it is just better than the US. The US currently has a wannabe monarch, but that's just for the next 4 years... we hope.
      - croes 2y ago
        The GOP is now full of those wannabe monarchs otherwise they would stop him but they just want to succeed him and use what he and Musk start to implement.
      - fransje26 2y ago
        Isn't the yellow monarch already talking about running for a third term? (Dementia and legality concerns not considered)
        deleted 2y ago
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timewizard 2y ago
No governments are trust worthy. When did Hacker News start believing they are? Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
- dennis_jeeves2 2y ago
  >When did Hacker News start believing they are? I think the 'majority' were always like that, though I think in the recent years the proportions became higher.

fsflover 2y ago

It's safe to use FLOSS solutions with e2e encryption.

breadwinner 2y ago
Not for long: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-quantum-chip-encryption/ https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-quantum...
- hedora 2y ago
  Open source post quantum cryptography is already being used at scale.
- fsflover 2y ago
  This is far from actual applications: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43106687 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43106687

croes 2y ago

Political parties in Germany don’t have the same power as the president in the US.

breadwinner 2y ago
What about the Chancellor?
- jagermo 2y ago
  Not nearly as in the US, plus our version of the supreme court is not beholden to political parties
  - breadwinner 2y ago
    So in other words, storing data in Germany does not solve the problem, it is just better than the US. The US currently has a wannabe monarch, but that's just for the next 4 years... we hope.
    - croes 2y ago
      The GOP is now full of those wannabe monarchs otherwise they would stop him but they just want to succeed him and use what he and Musk start to implement.
    - fransje26 2y ago
      Isn't the yellow monarch already talking about running for a third term? (Dementia and legality concerns not considered)
      - deleted 2y ago
        [deleted]

timewizard 2y ago

No governments are trust worthy. When did Hacker News start believing they are? Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

dennis_jeeves2 2y ago
>When did Hacker News start believing they are? I think the 'majority' were always like that, though I think in the recent years the proportions became higher.