Would like something like the Apple ones, without Apple or an app at all. Anyone make such a thing that works with Linux?
Readit Newszx85wes commented on Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU mullvad.net/nl/blog/2023/... · Posted by u/Frisiavones
Funnily enough it is European companies and not American ones that are leading the charge on privacy. ProtonMail / Tutanota etc for example on the email front. I've heard of a company called Snacka! as well that seems to be using some gaming tech in streaming for end-to-end encrypted communication that doesn't suffer performance as much as services like jitsi. If more companies follow privacy principles like this in the way they build their products that's only part of the battle, though - it's also important to prevent such things from a legislative perspective.
Tutanota was forced to install a backdoor by a German court (see https://www.heise.de/news/Gericht-zwingt-Mailprovider-Tutano...)
I don't think a US court can force a US company to do so.
zx85wes commented on Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU mullvad.net/nl/blog/2023/... · Posted by u/Frisiavones
EU Parliament has nothing to do with this proposal.
It's proposed by the EU Commission, and such things have been struck down by the Parliament before.
Also: Britain hardly has any leg to stand on regarding privacy (which is something the EU usually has a focus on[0]).
Did you forget the Snoopers Charter[1]? That isn't a proposal. That's law.
[0]: https://gdpr.eu
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigatory_Powers_Act_2016
They've voted in favour of mass surveillance too.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/new-eu...
zx85wes commented on Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU mullvad.net/nl/blog/2023/... · Posted by u/Frisiavones
EU commissioners propose laws, they don't vote for them. The EU parliament will probably reject this.
As a brit, let me tell you that leaving the EU will not solve this problem. Your local politicians will just do that anyway.
I wouldn't be so sure...
https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/new-eu...
zx85wes commented on Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU mullvad.net/nl/blog/2023/... · Posted by u/Frisiavones
This is really, really scary and what scares me even more is these proposals just seems to keep coming and in time some of them will probably make their way into law.
Used to be for EU but if any regulation like this goes through, I will immedietly vote for any politician willing to exit the EU.
Honestly, I am kind of for leaving the EU anyway since I don't like the large centralized power it has become. There is litterally few who understand how the EU works, there is practically no way of knowing how to change EU politicians minds etc. If I want to change public opinion in my home country, that is way easier than doing it for the majority of the EU countries.
It is barely a question of time until bad stuff happens in my view.
I'm pro decentralisation too. The eurosceptic parties I know are all in favour of more surveillance. Pick your poison. ;-)
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zx85wes commented on Why I’m making my family German (2017) theguardian.com/lifeandst... · Posted by u/Tomte
>> EU/NATO expansionism & Russia pushing back
I'm sorry, what? How can anyone write such absolute nonsense?
Russia attacked Ukraine. Ukraine wasn't going to join NATO, it was explicitly stated and agreed upon years ago. Finland and Norway weren't going to join NATO, because they had zero interest in doing so. But Russia attacked Ukraine, so they applied into NATO, it's a direct consequence of Russia's actions. That's not Russia "pushing back".
Nonsense? Ukraine applied for NATO membership in 2008. NATO didn't turn them down. It was pretty evident back then that this was going to lead to a conflict.
Do I understand why Ukraine wants to join the EU and NATO? Yes, of course! Money&security!
This war was obviously a huge mistake. He's turned Ukrainians who were sympathetic towards Russia against him because they too don't want war on their doorstep.
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Enough that I am very wary of buying or redeeming gift cards now, especially more than one in a row.
Apparently there's some sort of scam with gift cards, which must affect any platform which allows them, and legit uses often get flagged by automated systems.
If they are so much trouble for Amazon/Apple I wonder why not disallow gift cards, instead of randomly banning users?