Comment by JumpCrisscross
3 hours ago
> They only have to win once and it's law. We have to win every time.
Passing legislation takes about as much effort as repealing. (The exception being if the legislation spawns a massive bureaucracy.)
Chat Control 1.0 was de facto passed. It's now being unpassed. We don't have to win every time. Just more.
> Passing legislation takes about as much effort as repealing.
While true, those trying to pass this legislation get paid to do so, while those against it have work hard and pay taxes to fund the former.
> those trying to pass this legislation get paid to do so
Chat Control has paid lobbyists on both sides. Also, paying lobbyists is still sinking resources. And the people taking their meetings are still sinking political capital into a fight that has–to date–yielded zilch.
> while those against it have work hard and pay taxes to fund the former
The principal moneyed interests in this fight are the tech companies. Your taxes aren't funding their fight. The police lobby is less effective if filtered through paid lobbyists versus having a police chief personally pitch lawmakers.
See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Retention_Directive
Your ISP had to spy on you. This was the law for 8 years until it was ruled unconstitutional.