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 sabreW4K3   ( @sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al )  to Technology · 9 months ago

A Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor Mandate

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A Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor Mandate

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 sabreW4K3   ( @sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al )  to Technology · 9 months ago
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In a moment of clarity after initially moving forward a deeply flawed piece of legislation, the French National Assembly has done the right thing: it rejected a dangerous proposal that would have gutted end-to-end encryption in the name of fighting drug trafficking. Despite heavy pressure from the...
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  •  cygnus   ( @cygnus@lemmy.ca ) 
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    “France rejects backdoor mandate”? Someone enjoyed writing that headline.

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      Sometimes, you don’t realize the other read. My favourite example of this was when I was at my first paper, proofing, and hit upon “Man who killed for beer money wins case.” Needless to say, it didn’t end up running.

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    Its good that they keep defending basic common sense, but the fascists will keep coming.

    At least the US has shown the world what happens to humans when a government goes fully fascist. Its very important wirh strong encryption to protect people.

  •  MonkderVierte   ( @MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml ) 
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    We won a battle but not the war.

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