Comment by alerighi
14 days ago
Of course they want them: if not one could install a modified Signal client from F-Droid and bypass the mass surveillance they want to introduce with Chat Control.
I'm considering that the UK did not take a bad decision of leaving the EU. The EU is demonstrating itself as a more and more corrupt institution that is not democratic (in the sense of doing what the people want it to do) at all.
They are also shooting themself in the foot: the USA impose to us tariffs, we make laws from which benefit 2 big American companies, instead of pushing for developing alternatives to these companies.
> The EU is demonstrating itself as a more and more corrupt institution that is not democratic (in the sense of doing what the people want it to do) at all.
While I agree that democracy could be strengthened at the EU level, representative democracy for better or for worse doesn't imply the representatives' decisions have to match the public's opinion at all times.
> I'm considering that the UK did not take a bad decision of leaving the EU.
That's ironic, given that the UK has always seemed way ahead of the EU when it comes to mass surveillance.[0]
[0]: See https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/uk-government-knows-ho... for a recent example.