Patrick Breyer and Pirate Party lose EU Parliament seats - Stack Diary
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In the wake of the recent European Parliament elections, the Pirate Party has lost its representation in the legislative body. This outcome was confirmed by Patrick Breyer, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and a prominent figure within the Pirate Party. Breyer, known for his staunch opposition to chat control measures, expressed deep concern over the implications of this

Patrick Breyer, a staunch defender of digital rights, laments the Pirate Party’s exit from the EU Parliament as a blow to online privacy.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    136·
    5 months ago

    Is the incoming majority particularly anti-piracy? I thought they were more fixated on leaving the EU, gutting the “woke” public sector, and rounding up all the immigrants for deportation.

    • Mubelotix@jlai.luEnglish
      44·
      5 months ago

      Just to make things clear, the pirate party isn’t directly related to piracy. There are ongoing efforts to render end-to-end encryption illegal in Europe as we speak. Dark times are coming

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        36·
        5 months ago

        There are ongoing efforts to render end-to-end encryption illegal in Europe as we speak.

        I can’t imagine how you stop all end to end encryption across a continent while you’re exiting the continent-wide governing body.

          • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
            55·
            5 months ago

            They whom? Is every country going to have it’s own national firewall, complete with highly sophisticated SMS-only encryption detecting service?

            • yetAnotherUser@feddit.deEnglish
              6·
              5 months ago

              The EU plans to do so and as such every member must follow it.

              And once encryption is criminalized, it can be trivially detected - or at least assumed to be encrypted if your message is sufficiently random.

    • Mubelotix@jlai.luEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      Just to make things clear, the pirate party isn’t directly related to privacy. Also, there are efforts to render end-to-end encryption illegal right as we speak in Europe. Dark times are coming