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42 key points of the secret #EUGoingDark surveillance plan for the new EU Commission (www.patrick-breyer.de)

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After Sunday‘s European elections, the EU is planning to reintroduce indiscriminate communications data retention without suspicion and force manufacturers to allow law enforcement access to digital devices such as smartphones and cars.

Specifically, according to the 42-point surveillance plan, manufacturers are to be legally obliged to make digital devices such as smartphones, smart homes, IoT devices, and cars monitorable at all times (“access by design”). Messenger services that were previously securely encrypted are to be forced to allow for interception.

The secure encryption of metadata and subscriber data is to be prohibited. Where requested by the police, GPS location tracking should be activated by service providers (“tracking switch”).

The EU Commission has already contributed specific proposals to the surveillance plan, according to two presentations obtained by the Pirates.

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[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago (2 children)

How can people, "experts" even, work on shit like this with a good conscience? Even if they earn millions, they are still undressing all of us including their own families!

I refuse to believe they don't know, but why don't they care?

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Because they don't use technology. Their crimes are done in person.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 months ago

The do use it, but they are very conscious of the fact that they won't be caught by their own rules and procedures.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 months ago

Like asking how could people join Gestapo.