The EU has no interest in allowing privacy on devices, since it is increasingly attempting to control alternative narratives. We’re in touching distance of the Fourth Reich now.
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ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 12 hours agoNothing changes for now but other moves by Google clearly show they are trying to kill 3rd party ROMs by locking down Android’s code. In my opinion, unless EU steps in and mandates phone manufacturers and Google to support google free apps we’re fucked.
eleitl@lemmy.zip 11 hours ago
Riverside@reddthat.com 10 hours ago
Europe has explicitly no problem with this. They showed they have the power to censor Russian media but refuse to do this with European far-right, they just want the local fascists to win.
eleitl@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
This describes the EU, in a nutshell …substack.com/…/the-comprador-calculus-why-europe… The fascists have already won.
Riverside@reddthat.com 10 hours ago
The article starts with some eurocentrist slop I can’t get over:
Why would the leaders of the EU—a project ostensibly built on peace and sovereignty—
How on Earth is the literal cradle of Fascism and colonialism built on peace and sovereignty? The EU is built on neoliberalism and anticommunism, it cannot be built on peace or sovereignty.
MatSeFi@lemmy.liebeleu.de 11 hours ago
Would not be sure about that. There has been steps in opposite directions in the past. Remember the regulation regarding 3. party app Stores on IOS, or even further back in the past the “Free Brwoser Choice” in MS-Windows.
jabjoe@feddit.uk 12 hours ago
It is surely called competition law?
lbfgs@programming.dev 10 hours ago
EU wants phones to be locked down so they can then make Google implement mass surveillance for “national security” reasons
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 10 hours ago
What are you basing this on? If you say “Chat Control” I will just ignore you.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Chat control is an issue tbough why ignore it?
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 8 hours ago
Chat Control is not implementing mass surveillance and has nothing to do with national security. I that’s their only argument they are confused and there’s nothing to talk about. If they have other arguments I would like to hear them.