The UK will neither confirm nor deny that it’s killing encryption

[aidan@lemmy.world]

The EU is trying to do this at an EU level (and has been for years). As well as an individual country level, Sweden seems likely to pass a similar law in 2026.

https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/european-police-chiefs-call-for-industry-and-governments-to-take-action-against-end-to-end-encryption-roll-out

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/05/07/european-threat-to-end-to-end-encryption-would-invade-phones/

https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/signal_will_withdraw_from_sweden/

https://www.wired.com/story/europe-break-encryption-leaked-document-csa-law/

[happytimeharry@lemm.ee]

I look forward to only criminals having access to encryption

[aidan@lemmy.world]

Time to do steganography to talk to my friends I guess

[boreengreen@lemm.ee]

From now on; whenever they can't find incriminating messages elsewhere, they will come to you. You suspicious, secret, something to hide-guy.

[billwashere@lemmy.world]

I absolutely detest it when politicians are just this fuckin’ clueless. I rather hope the lot of them have their bank accounts tampered with.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

I don't have enough middle fingers. Can we just not do this crap?

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

Let them come.

[knightmare1147@lemmy.world]

"I need privacy not because my actions are questionable, but because your judgement and intentions are." - Stéphane Bortzmeyer

[echodot@feddit.uk]

Yeah Spain's doing the same thing though so I don't think it's got anything to do with the EU.

[rottingleaf@lemmy.world]

Use a few bazooka fingers, maybe they'll stop for the time being