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Head of the Signal app threatens to withdraw from Europe (www.bluewin.ch)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/50130760

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[–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Unless you outlaw alternative ROMs some devices will be not backdoored.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    They will begin so, but the regulation means the authorities can backdoor your device way easier than they can today. It doesn't mean your custom ROM device will be free of the scanning software forever.

    It also means that you need to know that the receiving device you're communicating with is clean custom ROM device, otherwise your messages will be scanned on the receiving side.

    The regulation is a complete shitshow privacy nightmare hiding under CSAM trenchcoat. We'd do well to organize and fight against it, instead of trying to back down to the perceived safety of esoteric custom ROMs.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    I like to be in control of what happens on the hardware I own and what services I use. If given no choice I will cease using them altogether. I agree that the law is an absolute shitshow, but with the recent speedrun to totalitarianism we should not fool ourselved that it won't be passed. It will be, eventually. It doesn't hurt to start digging the trenches meanwhile. For it is a war.

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