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.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    36·
    6 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·
      6 months ago

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

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        55·
        6 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·
          6 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.