Patrick Breyer and Pirate Party lose EU Parliament seats - Stack Diary
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In the wake of the recent European Parliament elections, the Pirate Party has lost its representation in the legislative body. This outcome was confirmed by Patrick Breyer, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and a prominent figure within the Pirate Party. Breyer, known for his staunch opposition to chat control measures, expressed deep concern over the implications of this

Patrick Breyer, a staunch defender of digital rights, laments the Pirate Party’s exit from the EU Parliament as a blow to online privacy.

  • MubelotixEnglish
    45·
    7 months ago

    Just to make things clear, the pirate party isn’t directly related to piracy. There are ongoing efforts to render end-to-end encryption illegal in Europe as we speak. Dark times are coming

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      36·
      7 months ago

      There are ongoing efforts to render end-to-end encryption illegal in Europe as we speak.

      I can’t imagine how you stop all end to end encryption across a continent while you’re exiting the continent-wide governing body.

      • MubelotixEnglish
        12·
        7 months ago

        Who’s exiting? They will just ban any non-compliant messaging app

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
          55·
          7 months ago

          They whom? Is every country going to have it’s own national firewall, complete with highly sophisticated SMS-only encryption detecting service?

          • yetAnotherUser@feddit.deEnglish
            6·
            7 months ago

            The EU plans to do so and as such every member must follow it.

            And once encryption is criminalized, it can be trivially detected - or at least assumed to be encrypted if your message is sufficiently random.