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Another Day, Another Ban: Brussels Blocks Right-Wing Protest

nickslaughter02 — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:02:17 +0000

Article URL: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/another-day-another-ban-brussels-blocks-right-wing-protest/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48920978

Points: 2

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New comment by nickslaughter02 in "Element 26.07.3, a Matrix client, adds content scanning infrastructure"

nickslaughter02 — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:44:35 +0000

Do not use any software from the UK, the enemy of privacy and security.

Element 26.07.3, a Matrix client, adds content scanning infrastructure

nickslaughter02 — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:43:30 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/releases/tag/release%2F26.07.3

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48871174

Points: 4

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New comment by nickslaughter02 in "Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera"

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:59:47 +0000

The EU is quickly becoming the surveillance capital of the world.

Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:50:46 +0000

Article URL: https://allaboutcookies.org/eu-mandatory-distracted-driver-system

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48823557

Points: 793

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New comment by nickslaughter02 in "Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament"

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:24:42 +0000

> The European Parliament already pushed back that proposal. The EU is made of a lot of different actors with their own agenda.

It doesn't matter how the European parliament voted.

https://www.politico.eu/article/president-vs-parliament-robe...

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "Chat Control 1.0 approved to be voted on on Thursday"

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:35:50 +0000

> Narrow majority to allow the urgent motion to reinstate #ChatControl 1.0 mass scans. 331 in favor. 304 against. 11 abstentions. A dark day for privacy and democracy. On Thursday, there will be a vote on the substance of the law. Only an absolute majority can stop it. https://fightchatcontrol.eu

See how your politicians voted: https://howtheyvote.eu/votes/195338

Chat Control 1.0 approved to be voted on on Thursday

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:35:05 +0000

Article URL: https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/116878253081563900

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48818465

Points: 2

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New comment by nickslaughter02 in "The UK's generational tobacco ban might not work. I'm supporting it anyway"

nickslaughter02 — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:24:28 +0000

Totalitarians are showing up everywhere.

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "ChatControl 1.0 mass scanning is to be sneaked through via a 3rd vote next week"

nickslaughter02 — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:07:34 +0000

Full post:

> Shocking: Next week, while many MEPs have left for vacation, #ChatControl 1.0 mass scanning is to be sneaked through via a 3rd vote! Info: https://heise.de/-11349760 Stop the coup & warn your MEPs NOW: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#contact-tool

ChatControl 1.0 mass scanning is to be sneaked through via a 3rd vote next week

nickslaughter02 — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:06:49 +0000

Article URL: https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/116849906752825989

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48760145

Points: 76

# Comments: 4

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "EU: Proposed reform dangerously erodes privacy, automates surveillance"

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:39:34 +0000

> The new mandate fundamentally undermines data categorisation obligations, allowing Europol to process personal data indiscriminately regardless of whose data it is – including data from people with no link to crime. An exceptional measure under the 2022 revision, such circumventions from Europol’s own data protection rules are now normalised.

> The new mandate introduces an automatic and systematic upload of information exchanged and managed by national police forces to Europol’s databases. It will surely increase the number of people whose personal data is unlawfully accessed by Europol.

> Europol can proceed with sensitive data processing operations without prior approval by its data protection watchdog, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), if Europol deems it “urgent and necessary”, or the EDPS fails to provide their opinion within two months.

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "EU: Proposed reform dangerously erodes privacy, automates surveillance"

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:38:08 +0000

original title: Proposed reform dangerously erodes privacy, automates surveillance, and sidelines oversight

EU: Proposed reform dangerously erodes privacy, automates surveillance

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:37:47 +0000

Article URL: https://protectnotsurveil.eu/resources/press-release-europol-mandate-overhault-2026/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48731218

Points: 4

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New comment by nickslaughter02 in "US Supreme Court Just Blew Up EU-US Data Transfers"

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:26:01 +0000

> A small group of people from the EU parliament is going against the wishes of the EU commission in an attempt to force through a change that contains a subsection of the bill that tries to mandate E2EE scanning

What are you talking about? It is the EU Commission's wish together with EPP to scan everything including E2EE, photos, videos. The original proposal even had a section about analyzing voice calls.

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "European digital ID wallets rely on safety services of Google and Apple"

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:18:33 +0000

Working as intended. EU wants you to use a device and OS they can fully control. Don't comply with some new ridiculous regulation? Your app will be banned.

> EU App Store: Apple Removes Thousands of Apps Due to Digital Services Act Requirements

> Apple’s app removals follow the Digital Services Act, a European law requiring all app traders to display verified contact details, including address, email, and phone number.

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/eu-app-store-apple-digi...

You think apps which wouldn't want to implement Chat Control will remain on the app store?

EU to legislate about Chat Control behind closed doors (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48707719)

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "US Supreme Court Just Blew Up EU-US Data Transfers"

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:21:58 +0000

> As a European citizen I do not trust entities located in the US to not abuse my private data ever since the patriot act.

EU is working on mandating scans of all your private encrypted messages right now. EU data protection is marketing for the gullible.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48707719

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "US Supreme Court Just Blew Up EU-US Data Transfers"

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:12:57 +0000

Europa, the official web portal of the tech sovereign European Union, will have to change their CDN provider (Amazon's CloudFront).

https://europa.eu

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "EU introduces €3 customs charge on small parcels to curb cheap Chinese imports"

nickslaughter02 — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:32:56 +0000

Can't compete on price? Make foreign goods more expensive! The same has happened with steel imports.

Double threat to privacy: Chat Control 1.0 and 2.0 are back

nickslaughter02 — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:27:08 +0000

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1ugc4td/double_threat_to_privacy_chat_control_10_and_20/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48699082

Points: 6

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