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[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Terrorists will have no problem writing their own encryption program, and more ordinary citizens will install malicious apps from unofficial app stores.

[–] UnpopularCrow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

So for, here is what I can tell from specific countries:

On board with privacy destroying law:

Spain, Hungary, Cyprus

Mostly on board: (support on device scanning but not weakening E2EE)

Ireland, Denmark

Against:

Finland, Germany

Feel free to update this if you know more.

Source: https://www.wired.com/story/europe-break-encryption-leaked-document-csa-law/

[–] scott@lem.free.as 1 points 1 year ago

Making it illegal only hampers those that follow the law.

Criminals, by definition, already don't follow the law.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 year ago

Just imagine the headline we'd see in the west if this was happening in China.