EU Article 45 requires that browsers trust certificate authorities appointed by governments::The EU is poised to pass a sweeping new regulation, eIDAS 2.0. Buried deep in the text is Article 45, which returns us to the dark ages of 2011, when certificate authorities (CAs) could collaborate with governments to spy on encrypted traffic—and get away with it. Article 45 forbids browsers from...

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

We have them in Spain. Really useful as my accountant has a copy of mine for my tax filing on their windows machines and I have it installed on my Linux laptop for interfacing with gov sites

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Your accountant has your private key???

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah. It’s pretty common here

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I did a different thing. I ordered a separate certificate, gave it to my assistant who handles tax things with my accountant, but am the only one with password. They don't really remember or write down password because it gives them fewer things to worry about and we have sufficient security this way.

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