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EU Parliament wants journalists to have better protections from spyware (therecord.media)
6 points by mooreds on Oct 9, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



The article addresses (somewhat) the dichotomy between this goal and the work the EU is doing to end ubiquitous end-to-end. Well.. addresses by having one paragraph which talks to it, but it doesn't exactly raise confidence they understand the problem.

I think they still believe in "evil bit" packet flagging somehow. Sorry did I say evil? I meant good. the good bit, the "I am a journalist" flag in TCP.

As if a list of "recognised" journalists is not simultaneously an invitation to surveil and harrass people, for those of a mind to do so.


Dishonest when many EU countries are arresting journalists who report on what the governments are doing.


How about ensuring that every single EU citizen is protected from being spied. Oh wait... Right. That thing. /s




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