Internet Regulation, Privacy, Hacks, Tech

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Chat-control voting was postponed because it was not sure a majority would vote in favor of this. :partying_face: The main impact for this might have been that Germany announced in advance that they intend to vote against it.

Prior, our Ministry of Justice gave quite a statement regarding this proposal:

Germany is a country that has already experienced two dictatorships that had no regard for privacy. We are therefore particularly sensitive there and will take great care to ensure that privacy, especially private communication, remains protected.

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Denmark considers to ban Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal because authorities can’t read the chats.

https://cybernews.com/privacy/denmark-ban-telegram-signal-whatsapp/

Meanwhile, Denmark’s Minister of Justice Hummelgaard suggested increasing the pressure on E2EE providers even further by geoblocking popular apps such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp to prevent criminals from enjoying a digital safe haven.

Interestingly, investigative journalists at Denmark’s frihedsbrevet.dk discovered that at least 70 members of the Danish parliament use encrypted messaging services themselves. Ironically, Hummelgaard was among the users of E2EE platforms he proposed to ban.

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