Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU (mullvad.net)

Article summary

The European Commission is proposing a law called Chat Control, which would allow for the mass surveillance of all EU citizens' communications. This would include monitoring and auditing of phone calls, video calls, text messages, emails, and other online activities. The proposal is intended to detect child pornography and grooming, but critics argue that it would be a violation of privacy and could be used for other forms of surveillance. The law is currently being debated, and some are calling for it to be rejected.

Main themes

• Mass surveillance
• Privacy
• Censorship
• Net freedom
• Cryptography
• Power abuse
• Policy and advocacy
• Certificate Transparency
• Trusted root CAs

What commenters say

• Non-compliance and technical solutions are necessary to resist mass surveillance.
• Central authentication schemes like OAuth2 can endanger net freedom.
• Cryptography can be a powerful tool for preserving privacy and resisting power abuse.
• Compromised trusted root CAs can be used to launch man-in-the-middle attacks.
• Some argue that building things immune to power abuse is the best way to preserve freedom.
• Others believe that engaging in dry policy work and advocacy is more effective than heroic resistance.
• The use of Certificate Transparency can help mitigate the risks of compromised CAs.
• Some commenters are concerned about the potential for abuse of power by governments and institutions.