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Its like govt banning bleach and when chemical companies protest, the govt tells them to fix problem of people mixing bleach and vinegar. Its a problem, it has
by trueismywork 10mo ago
Its like govt banning bleach and when chemical companies protest, the govt tells them to fix problem of people mixing bleach and vinegar. Its a problem, it has to be solved. If you dont like this, find another solution govt says.
- delusional 10mo agoIt's also a bit like when the government bans opioids because they're an addictive narcotic, but then allows their use in specific circumstances where the benefit outweighs the downsides, and then works with the industry to try and make it harder to abuse them. It's like a lot of things.
- trueismywork 10mo agoBut they aren't working with industry here.
- delusional 10mo agoWe aren't at that part of the EU legislative process yet. First the commission agrees on a framework, then the working groups work with industry to fill out the details of the framework. That's standard EU process.
- bccdee 10mo agoOkay? The framework being proposed here is designed to enable universal communications surveillance. No combination of "details" would make that acceptable.