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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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[–] bonenode@piefed.social 178 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

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

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 89 points 3 weeks 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 132 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 17 points 3 weeks ago

This is democracy manifest!

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Euroooopeeeee!!!

(Well the EU but it sounds less cool).

[–] VoiHyvaLuojaMitaNyt@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 76 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 67 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Do nine men interpret? Nine men, I nod.

[–] BladeFederation@piefed.social 57 points 3 weeks ago
[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 55 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Awesome

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

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 6 points 3 weeks ago

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?

🫩

[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 37 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] iglou@programming.dev 6 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 5 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago (1 children)

russians pointing out imperialism... how ironic

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nobody said they had to be morally integer...

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

.ml users crying in their commie blocks

[–] Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip 32 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] lb_o@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] Imaginary_Stand4909@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] ISOmorph@feddit.org 22 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago

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

[–] Jiral@lemmy.org 21 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 13 points 3 weeks ago

Hell yeah! Great to hear that

[–] PokerChips@programming.dev 11 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] Antaeus@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Great news!

[–] me_myself_and_I@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

*Officially

[–] greenbit@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago

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