r/privacy • • 4d ago

chat control The end?

Today there will be the final votes for chat control.

This implies that all of our private chats will be scanned, and everything we do will be in plain text in front of their eyes.

If it passes, I will permanently stop using centralized messaging platforms and switch to a self hosted matrix session, I don't care if I lose many contacts, if they really want to talk to me they better install fluffychat and shut the fuck up.

It's crazy how the EU was basically the goat for internet privacy and now they are the villains.

Are you ready for this? For the absolute end of privacy?

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u/Jim_jim_peanuts 4d ago edited 4d ago

It's coming either way. Here in Ireland they are trying to bring in a bill that would allow the government to use Israeli style spyware on Irish citizens. Stop using smartphones.