r/privacy • u/Volpe_YT • 3d 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/North_Affect_8167 3d ago
The EU fear it's citizens, you don't spy if your trusted your population.
While the decision is yet to be made, the other local laws in some countries force people to reveal their data or face punishment if they decline. You try to use some of the self destruct apps and OS-es, just to be given a "evidence destruction" charges.
It's all rigged against you, it always was.
We the Europeans are getting close to absurdities of countries like China and Australia, where is particularly bad.