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New comment by nickslaughter02 in "The EU Open Source Strategy"

nickslaughter02 — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:08:02 +0000

Great, now I can install an app on iOS without having Apple's approval or cut, right? No, you cannot. You still report and pay fees to Apple. This is the general trend: EU regulates something it doesn't understand and the result is a mess that companies need to deal with.

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/26/app-store-eu-rule-chang...

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "The EU Open Source Strategy"

nickslaughter02 — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:51:15 +0000

Don't forget to say Russia is behind it.

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "The EU Open Source Strategy"

nickslaughter02 — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:48:30 +0000

The only good thing EU ever did in the last 25 years was GDPR in 2016. It has been slowly eroding everything else.

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "The EU Open Source Strategy"

nickslaughter02 — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:09:42 +0000

Will EU mandated backdoors be open source too?

> When it describes how the groundwork might be laid for mandating encryption backdoors, the EU chooses to use euphemisms such as creating roadmaps for “lawful and effective access to data for law enforcement” and seeking “technological solutions for accessing encrypted data.”

https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-protecteu-strategy-encryption-b...

> European Commission pushes for encryption ‘backdoors’

https://brusselssignal.eu/2025/04/european-commission-pushes...

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "UK PM gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on children's phones"

nickslaughter02 — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:04:35 +0000

A police state is gonna police.

New Chat Control meetings this June. As expected, this abomination won't go away

nickslaughter02 — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:03:13 +0000

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1tvwp5f/new_chat_control_meetings_this_june_as_expected/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48399745

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "California's Age-Verification Bill Frees Linux but Expands Age Tracking to Web"

nickslaughter02 — Fri, 29 May 2026 11:00:57 +0000

original title: California’s New Age-Verification Bill Frees Linux But Expands Age Tracking to the Open Web

California's Age-Verification Bill Frees Linux but Expands Age Tracking to Web

nickslaughter02 — Fri, 29 May 2026 11:00:36 +0000

Article URL: https://reclaimthenet.org/california-wants-an-age-tracker-for-the-whole-web

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48321553

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "The EU signals that VPNs are the next target following its age verification app"

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 12 May 2026 19:49:26 +0000

original title: From essential security tools to restricted circumvention software: The EU signals that VPNs are the next target following the release of its age verification app

The EU signals that VPNs are the next target following its age verification app

nickslaughter02 — Tue, 12 May 2026 19:49:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/the-eu-becomes-the-latest-authority-to-signal-that-vpns-are-next-after-launching-its-age-verification-app-heres-how-vpns-went-from-a-necessity-security-tool-to-circumvention-software-that-needs-to-be-restricted

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48113477

Points: 7

# Comments: 2

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "How the EU's DMA is making smartphones better"

nickslaughter02 — Mon, 11 May 2026 13:12:40 +0000

> 403 ERROR

> The request could not be satisfied.

> Generated by cloudfront (CloudFront)

EU sovereignty in practice.

European Parliament think-tank suggests VPN crackdown amid age-verification push

nickslaughter02 — Mon, 11 May 2026 11:29:57 +0000

Article URL: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/05/european-parliament-think-tank-suggests-vpn-crackdown-amid-online-age-verification-push/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48093644

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "France moves to break encrypted messaging"

nickslaughter02 — Sun, 10 May 2026 11:49:52 +0000

> His bill was examined in committee at the National Assembly in September and has been stalled since.

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "US Bill Mandates On-Device Age Verification"

nickslaughter02 — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:08:28 +0000

This will be required in firmware eventually.

Digital Freedom Across the World – Country Comparison

nickslaughter02 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:22:59 +0000

Article URL: https://eylenburg.github.io/countries.htm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47778630

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Von der Leyen uses Orbán defeat to push for end of veto in EU foreign policy

nickslaughter02 — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:37:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-uses-hungary-viktor-orban-defeat-to-push-for-end-of-veto-in-eu-foreign-policy/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47752653

Points: 34

# Comments: 61

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "Michigan 'digital age' bills pulled after privacy concerns raised"

nickslaughter02 — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:19:25 +0000

Pulled?

> Bill sponsors Rep. Brad Paquette, R-Niles, and Sen. John Cherry, D-Flint, are now working with advocacy groups on potential replacement legislation, according to the MFEI.

https://archive.is/hI3wJ

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "German implementation of eIDAS will require an Apple/Google account to function"

nickslaughter02 — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:34:02 +0000

A mistake.

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "German implementation of eIDAS will require an Apple/Google account to function"

nickslaughter02 — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:27:00 +0000

How many billions will EU countries spend on this bull shit? Who needs it?

New comment by nickslaughter02 in "Ireland Tests Digital ID to Verify Age of Social Media Users"

nickslaughter02 — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:46:53 +0000

https://archive.is/myQBL