We need #encryption backdoors to 'enforce' democracy says Europol chief.

Says anonymity "not a fundamental right"

I disagree.

#Anonymity is part of the bedrock of protecting healthy dissent.

Forcing total government access to private communications lays the technical groundwork for undermining democracy.

But here we are. It's a new year, so cops & governments are taking fresh swings at encryption.

Only the scare tactics change.

Welcome to a new, cynical chapter in the fight to protect privacy.

Demanding them... when the worst recent national security breaches in the US happened... when #China hacked government-mandated backdoors... is also absurd.

There's every reason to believe something similar may have happened in #Europe , we just don't know it yet.

Shortsighted and cynical stuff.

Story: https://www.ft.com/content/1e6a600d-8620-4ed6-a4cd-5c454d6247ba

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„enforce democracy“ 😄

That was the kicker for me as well. 🤦‍♂️

Sounds like the wolves know what they want for dinner.

Tells it all, now doesn’t it.

Enforced democracy means it requires force to be accepted... isn't that a dictatorship? Don't the people choose what government they want? 🤨

Keep up the great work. Need to call this out for what it is

Power grab… “for your own good”. Ridiculous

Please stop using democracy as a synonym for freedom or for self government.

Privacy is the most fundamental right. Without it all other rights are impossible.

Yikes!!! Let’s hope people take this seriously.

enforcing democracy, you say 🤔

You didn't get the memo, democracy is not about people anymore. It's consensus of institutions. They asked their 10 friends in Brussels and everyone agrees that privacy is not needed

Democracy was always tyranny by mob rule

This is a similar position to the one of #ChristineLagarde on the EU #CBDC:

For Lagarde, the digital euro would be successful “if we manage to make sure that #privacy — not #anonymity, but privacy — is protected.”

But even privacy won’t be guaranteed as Lagarde lately introduced the concept of confidentiality instead of privacy. By confidentiality, she means that no one but you and the government or/and bank will know what you used your money for.

This not like cash, thankfully #Monero fixes that.

It would be interesting to get them to write down exactly what they consider „democracy“! Apparently, I have a different understanding than they… Thx for sharing!

Why so we keep having to explain why back doors in encryption is so terrible? Can't they just go look at what we said the last 18 times? The answer is the same. The fatal flaws are the same. No new discussion is needed. Just no.

ENJOY THE NOISE

"For evil to triumph, it takes good men to say nothing."

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Man I love our current global police state. So secure. Much loved. Well paid. GFY.

I just tried zapping you, but it gave me an error that you don't have a lighting address.