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We need #encryption backdoors to 'enforce' democracy says Europol chief. Says anonymity "not a fundamental right" image I disagree. #Anonymity is part of the bedrock of protecting healthy dissent. Forcing total government access to private communications lays the technical groundwork for undermining democracy. image But here we are. It's a new year, so cops & governments are taking fresh swings at encryption. Only the scare tactics change. Welcome to a new, cynical chapter in the fight to protect privacy. image Demanding them... when the worst recent national security breaches in the US happened... when #China hacked government-mandated backdoors... is also absurd. There's every reason to believe something similar may have happened in #Europe , we just don't know it yet. Shortsighted and cynical stuff. Story:
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This is a similar position to the one of #ChristineLagarde on the EU #CBDC: For Lagarde, the digital euro would be successful “if we manage to make sure that #privacy — not #anonymity, but privacy — is protected.” But even privacy won’t be guaranteed as Lagarde lately introduced the concept of confidentiality instead of privacy. By confidentiality, she means that no one but you and the government or/and bank will know what you used your money for. This not like cash, thankfully #Monero fixes that.