I think EU will manage without you liking it. But painting its leadership as the one trying to shape dictatorship is incredible ignorant.

Europe is preparing for the Russia invasion from one side, and betrayal by the US from the other.

A country serving small minority of large companies is the best description of the US, not the EU.

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h4xx0r1337 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Wow. I cannot fathom anyone thinking this, but also I am doubtful the EU pays for propaganda on HN so it is what it is I guess. After von der Leyen's corruption and the fast pace into totalitarianism against the will of the population nonetheless. Just wow.

	▲	vanviegen 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Are you really convinced that the EU, which is not even a nation and is usually laughed away for being incapable of making any firm decision whatsoever, is on a faster track towards totalitarianism than the US has been since its last election?

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kace91 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm as pro european as they come, but I think the author didn't deserve a downvote.

If there is a moment when the EU could not afford to take hits to their popularity, it is now. And here we are, gifting free shots to anti-EU populists.

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amarcheschi 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Measures such going dark and similar ones are wholly supported - and pushed - by police forces around europe, not by politicians. I do agree that the politician should grow a spine and trust computer scientists for one, since they're the ones making laws after all

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SiempreViernes 4 hours ago | parent [-]

> I do agree that the politician should grow a spine and trust computer scientists for one

Trust the computer scientists on how to prevent crime? Uh, well that's certainly creative.

	▲	amarcheschi 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		No, trust the computer scientists on what can easily be circumvented by criminals while still allowing third parties to scan private conversations. But I do suspect a bit that this is only an intended side effect
	▲	StrLght 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		As opposed to blindly trusting the police and LEA? Yes, absolutely — I'd rather trust computer scientists.

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IlikeKitties 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Europe is preparing for the Russia invasion from one side, and betrayal by the US from the other.

Let's assume for a moment that would be true. And let's also ignore the lack of a nuclear weapons in most EU countries.

How does breaking encryption for normal people help? Spies and Operatives will just use PGP and ignore these laws, because that's what spies do.

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true_religion 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Mind you I don’t believe this, but the logic is if encryption is banned, then anyone using it will be easier to find like spies.

Before online encryption, spies still used code books but having one in your house was essentially proof you were a spy.

	▲	hdgvhicv 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Didn’t spies just use common books like war and peace or the bible

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hexbin010 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Europe is preparing for the Russia invasion from one side, and betrayal by the US from the other.

Are you attempting to justify ChatControl with that situation? You might need to help us out with how you arrived at that exactly