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Don't worry people. If you are not a European let me tell you how it goes. The 'Unofficial' boss of European Union is Germany. If Germany will vote against it,

• giveita 1y ago
  Would this have been UK/Germany back in the day?
  • octo888 1y ago
    UK-Germany-France collectively I think
  • enlyth 1y ago
    Probably better for you guys that UK is out now, our government would have been salivating at the thought of spying on every citizen without repercussions
    • tremon 1y ago
      It's one of the reasons they wanted out. Theresa May was very explicit that she considered the European Court of Human Rights an obstacle.
    • gausswho 1y ago
      The UK got what they wanted. Apple still hasn't reenabled ADP so iCloud backups are available for snooping.
• dv_dt 1y ago
  europeans should still use the opportunity to organize against it and future attempts
• wsc981 1y ago
  > ... The 'Unofficial' boss of European Union is Germany. ... I disagree with this sentence. The unofficial bosses are both Germany and France. Which is also the reason why the people in the richer EU countries will suffer economically when the upcoming bailout for France /will/ happen.
• 7373737373 1y ago
  The new German government has not spoken out or acted against this (despite similar efforts having been ruled unconstitutional by its highest court)
  • moltopoco 1y ago
    Sadly, the new German government is comprised of two parties that have consistently voted for more surveillance. I'm afraid this time it's up to the courts to stop this.
• on_the_train 1y ago
  Germany isn't the boss of anything. When it comes to yielding power, France always gets the upper hand. Always