So, if ~~1%~~ 2-5% of idiots travel to USA and get their DNA taken & saved in a database, estimations say, that 100% of EU citizens could be identified, if I'm not wrong.
This is so f*cking scary. But it already was before with this 23andme or FamilyTreeDNA-shit.
Edit: corrected statistics
We should be deeply concerned where this is heading. There will be a point in history, where all this stuff will get abused. From biometric camera systems, state trojans or Palantir-like software.
Only problem is: We seem to keep voting for governments pushing all this BS. Why?
In London comes on every 1000 citizens ~73 cameras. This is madness and with facial recognition even more. This is pretty much the point where security kills freedom.
I can recommend this website: https://sunders.uber.space/ Based on OpenStreetMap. You can also contribute to it and show where cameras are located.
Oops I did it again...
The mandatory fingerprints in our IDs support your claim.
Current status: They don't do it mandatory, which actually doesn't mean, that the users have the choice in their hands, if the provider wants to do it voluntarily. If Whatsapp wants to scan everything, they'll be allowed to.
So, this is probably the best time to start using Threema oder Signal, because they already announced that they would stop business in EU if Chat Control actually gets pushed through, which is trustworthy in my opinion.
Also interesting: https://netzpolitik.org/2025/interne-dokumente-eu-staaten-einigen-sich-auf-freiwillige-chatkontrolle/
However, the compromise proposal that was formulated was contradictory. It had deleted the article on mandatory chat monitoring. However, another article stated that services should also implement voluntary measures.
Several states asked whether this wording “could lead to a de facto obligation.” The Legal Services agreed: “The wording could be interpreted in both ways.” The Council Presidency “made it clear that the text only contained an obligation to reduce risk, but not an obligation to disclose.”
The day after the meeting, the Council Presidency sent out what is likely to be the final draft of the Council's legislation. It explicitly states: “Nothing in this Regulation shall be interpreted as imposing disclosure obligations on providers.”
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
But I feel, this is not the end, like always.
Don't get fooled. It's not over yet.
They probably just take a break, because people start forgetting pretty quickly. Then they'll attack again and win this time.
The pressure must remain high on this one.
Thought so. I know there are better ROMs but for now, I'm not willing to buy a pixel for the 'extra security'. Maybe when my current phone breaks.
What's the deal with iodéOS? Using it for some time...
I'm into it. Would love to see some good ol' activism again. Politicians probably hate it much more than writing Emails (sending Emails are still a good tool though).
We shouldn't discuss this bullshit at all. It's simply wrong from the beginning.
So if I get it right, it seems Signal or Threema are safe, if they decide not to scan? But yeah, WhatsApp or FB Messenger probably want to scan absolutely everything, if they're allowed to.
https://www.science.org/cms/asset/089c0893-0dc3-4668-be4a-cff6d3915fad/pap.pdf
Since I don't know about newer studies, I will correct myself to 2-5% to identify the rest.
My 1% came from a german source (Question at the Bundestag by Die Linke-party) which could still be correct though:
https://dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/040/1904087.pdf