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i am really worried about what's going on in eu (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by andazzo_generale@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Every day we get closer to an Orwellian society. The United Kingdom may already be one.

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[–] lemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

Have you already written to your members of parliament about chat control, and possibly other matters? Seriously, do it. There is very little you can do, but this might actually help. Slightly. Maybe.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

how will this "client side scanning" be implemented?

it's, not only worrying, but very confusing.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Is this thread about the rising fascist movements? Oh...

Is it about the refugees from their colonies they drown in the Mediterranean? Oh...

Well is it about the pivot from renewables and nuclear to oil and gas? Wh... well what is...

Oh. This is a thread about your online treats.

#1 on lemmy 'top in last 12 hours'

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[–] mugita_sokiovt@discuss.online 0 points 3 days ago

The UK is owned by a different country. That country is Italy, where the Roman Catholic Church resides. Any Catholic-owned platform will shut down anything that goes against the RCC, or at best, they'll just minimize the reach for those who have some things to say against the Jesuits and Catholic leadership.

That's from what my producer, Neigsendoig, researched.

[–] baconmonsta@piefed.social -3 points 3 days ago (14 children)

I feel like at least in Germany privacy matters are alive and kicking thanks to GDPR / DSGVO

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

You literally have to provide identification when buying a SIM card for a mobile phone in Germany and it all gets registered.

Most of Europe doesn't have any such thing and even the UK with all it's authoritarian overreach doesn't have this.

There is literally no other use for this other than for the state to be to know who calls who.

Germany is a lot more "papers please" than most of Europe in my personal experience.

[–] baconmonsta@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I think it's very subjective and this one anedcote is just that.

In Germany cash is preferred in most places, and that makes tracking payments difficult. This is not the case in most other european countries. That's an another anecdote for you.

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