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In a sensational turn of events in the fight against Chat Control, a majority in the European Parliament voted today to end the untargeted mass scanning of private communications. In doing so, the Parliament firmly rejected the error-prone and unconstitutional surveillance practices of recent years. Pressure is now mounting on EU governments to respect the MEPs’ vote and bury untargeted mass surveillance in Europe once and for all.

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[–] PokerChips@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago

They've probably realized that American corporations which are ran by the Epstein class get to sift through all the data

[–] BladeFederation@piefed.social 54 points 1 day ago
[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Now Denmark, don't you fucking dare doing this again!

[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I wonder what all these anti-EU russian propaganda bots are going to use now to sow discontent against the EU... lol

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It was a genuine concern, I am happy with the result

[–] iglou@programming.dev 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Of course. Nothing is black and white. This was a real issue, but still abused by anti-EU propaganda to weaken us.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Yes, but Denmark gave the opportunity to do so. We know we have enemies that wnt us divided, why bring such a stupid and controversial piece of legislation forward.

There should be blame put at their door for this, we know the trolls will troll that isnt new.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Probably pointing out the imperialism. It’s important to listen to your critics because there can be kernels of truth amongst the bullshit.

[–] Tiger_Man_@szmer.info 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

russians pointing out imperialism... how ironic

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 2 points 19 hours ago

Nobody said they had to be morally integer...

.ml users crying in their commie blocks

[–] me_myself_and_I@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

*Officially

[–] Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip 32 points 1 day ago

Why is it possible to vote for something that is against the constitution?

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 75 points 2 days ago

Finally some good fucking news. Now let's make it so there's no 2.0 3.0 etc constantly trying to sneak this in - we need to enshrine privacy into real laws.

[–] bonenode@piefed.social 176 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Once and for all... until the next vote?

[–] TheNamlessGuy@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

This wasn't just no on chat control, this was also yes on an amendment against future chat control monitoring bills

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 87 points 2 days ago

Everything is temporary.

Political participation is a full-time job, keep the pressure on and the change will endure.

Why have we been talking about EU chat control for years. How many time have this been voted on? and can people just keep popping up chat control if the previous one fail?

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 130 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What is this? Good news? In this economy? It simply cannot be!

This is democracy manifest!

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Euroooopeeeee!!!

(Well the EU but it sounds less cool).

EUUU! (said like a new jersey mafioso says "eyyy")

[–] Drew1718@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Doesn't mean anything yet. Parliament can get overruled by the Council, whom seem more in favor of untargeted scanning.

The commission always got the last word

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 67 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yay Europe! Genuinely happy for you folks.

Maybe someday we’ll have freedom and privacy in the US :’)

[–] thorhop@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 days ago

Halt! You have gone below the mandatory threshold for nationally mandated jingoism. An ICE unit has been dispatched to your location to bring you to the RFK Right-To-Labour camp.

The beating will continue until moral improves.

[–] timwa@lemmy.snowgoons.ro 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's definitely starting to feel like having your rights enshrined on unalterable tablets of stone, but which must be re-interpreted by a half dozen political appointees holding a seance with the founding fathers every few months, may not be the platonic ideal of governance that Americans are constantly telling the world it is.

Do nine men interpret? Nine men, I nod.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 55 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Awesome

Can we now put that in some form of European constitution, pretty please with a cherry?

Or we put it on a timer and let it bubble up in some months to reevaluate it over and over again. Wouldn't that be fun?

🫩

[–] Imaginary_Stand4909@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yay for the EU! Hopefully you guys get a law that will permanently enshrine your privacy rights (or rights to encrypted chats at least).

[–] jeffep@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

GDPR already exists, but there is no such thing as permanence in politics. Constant struggle

[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

And there have been talks to weaken GDPR to appease Americans. So no rights are never permanent

[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is no such thing as permanent laws. And for good reasons.

I mean, yeah, I didn't necessarily mean forever. And you're right. But I hope you get some sort of law that is actually enforceable and has a chance of being useful for as long as it lives to defend you right to privacy.

[–] lb_o@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

Good News! I was so afraid for our future in Europe.

Losing freedoms in our modern times will lead to just another authoritarian state, which will eventually lead to shit.

[–] ISOmorph@feddit.org 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In doing so, the Parliament firmly rejected the error-prone and unconstitutional surveillance practices of recent years.

Good news. However shouldn't that also include online age verification?

[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago

No, those things can be done in a completely private way.

[–] Antaeus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Great news!

[–] Jiral@lemmy.org 21 points 2 days ago

The war over civil rights is continuing, no questions but this has been an important vote against the surveillance state ambitions.

[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 13 points 2 days ago

Hell yeah! Great to hear that

[–] greenbit@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Europe has pressure to shift the narrative from all systems and institutes have been a part of the parasite class goals, to these concessions. "Noo don't collapse us, we are less rigged". But rigged is still rigged

[–] Attacker94@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm misreading, but it seems like this only applies in the context of sex crimes. I see no reason based upon the wording that they couldn't do it for other things even with this in place

[–] freeman@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

No it says they any scanning must be in the context of sex crimes. It's otherwise prohibited.