The EU proposal to scan all your WhatsApp chats is back on the agenda
The EU proposal to scan all your WhatsApp chats is back on the agenda
The controversial CSAM scanning plan keeps coming back
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22814154
It is the definitive moment to change instant messaging application. I have switched to the XMPP protocol with clients like Gajim or Profanity. There are also applications for smartphones.
Can we have the names in the headlines of which MPs keeps consistently putting this crap on the agenda multiple times every year for the last couple of decades?
I add my voice to this request. Cough up the names.
To clarify: eMail, web chats, gaming chats, Signal, Threema and so on are affected as well
Self-hosted Matrix is obviously unaffected.
This is why Matrix is infinitely better than Signal. This and not having been funded by the CIA through Radio Free Asia. Even with weaker architecture
Self-hosted XMPP using OMEMO included? OMEMO are based on Signal, hence my question.
First I'd ever heard of OMEMO, thanks dude
I don't think Startmail will be affected. Ofcourse using Gmail is free pass to your data. How will gaming chats be affected? Does the government have access already?
Does the government have access already?
Via a subpoena, yes. Or directly via the NSA's PRISM program.
The americans seem to have figured out how to get change in relation to health insurance. Perhaps people might consider taking a page from the french history books to get some change on this issue.
The same French of whom more than a third want an authoritarian strongman in power? Personally I would prefer to copy the handful of boring countries where people actually trust their leaders and so don't feel they need to resort to bloody revolution at the drop of a hat.
Alright I want all farmers on a 30km range to join our next "peaceful" protest
Why are they still thinking they can justify this? People which do illegal stuff are just going to use old apps self-host or bypass it with another way.
Those damn Chinese and their censorship... oh wait
They can't scan chats that don't exist. Time to make a switch, folks!
Just watched a video of Low level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRATnT577Aw
Although this is about the US this is EXACTLY the shit that will happen to this whole chat scanning BS
However they want to do it, it will undermine a key principle of democracy and a human right: the right to privacy and private communication.
Some suggestions: Scan, Privacy, Control
just don't use whatsapp? problem solved!
#returntoemail
Right attitude, wrong solution.
Email is very much not private
Protonmail is
Edit: At least it is if both the sender and recripient uses protonmail. Its open source so you could verify the client to make sure that the contents are encrypted. As for IP address and subject lines tho, that's up to the Protonmail company to honor your privacy, and just hope they don't betray you.
Then go tell that to all of your WhatsApp contacts, people won't change apps.
I have zero such contacts. For the moment, I tolerate Signal. When it falls I'll switch to self-hosted Matrix.
I’m not touching an app owned by Meta. If people want to message me, they can use Signal.
Turns out, this policy has weeded out lots of useless conversations from my life. So, I see it as a win.
eMail is affected as well. There is no alternative. And mails are not private if not all participants use end to end encryption
Of course there are alternatives. That's the cherry on top of this crap pile: only regular non tech folks are affected. Nerds and actual criminals will just run an xmpp or simplex server and not care about the legislation.
Stop fear mongering, of course there is alternatives