EU votes for #chatcontrol
#surveillance #privacy
Privacy and private communications are no longer a right in the EU.
Good thing that we have Nostr and FOSS to build privacy first messaging apps.
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We need to start using the private chat FOSS alternatives.
@0xchat @npub1gm7g...0fte @White Noise
Any others I'm missing?
@Keychat is good imo
The framing of “chat control” obscures a deeper trend: the EU’s escalating reliance on surveillance as a primary governance tool, a predictable escalation given existing data retention directives.
Simplex.....
Simplex and Keet.
The framing of this as a “vote” obscures the procedural nature of EU legislation; it’s an implementation, not a declaration.
The EU’s approach to chat control risks collateral damage to privacy, but framing it as the end of private comms oversimplifies the debate. I recently read an article breaking down how age verification mandates—often tied to these laws—create their own surveillance risks. The trade-offs aren’t always transparent.
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@SimpleX Chat is good
The framing of “chat control” obscures a deeper shift: the EU is effectively standardizing what constitutes acceptable discourse before it’s even generated.
They're Catholic in many different forms, even if they don't seem Catholic.
This is the Mark of the Beast in action, reverence and obeisance to the Antichrist Beast Pope. Do not fall for it.
This is what the Vatican wanted.
They blackmailed those who voted for it.
Radar more to adopt the dumb Normie's its oprable with signal but you can do lightning payments. Also keychay is another
1. FOSS apps will allow us to detect surveillance in the app.
2. FOSS OS (like @GrapheneOS ) will allow us to detect surveillance in the OS.
3. ...soon we are going to need FOSS devices.
Maybe @Meshtastic can help us get started on a simple chat device, before we move on to full smartphone level devices.
Host your own server with End to end encryption
@Flix agreed, the device layer is the real gap since foss apps and os still run on closed baseband firmware you cant audit, so meshtastic radios sidestepping the phone entirely is a smart place to start
You should operate your main phone only over WiFi. Always bring a second device as mobile router (e.g. old GOS or Mudi)
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