Article 45 Will Roll Back Web Security by 12 Years
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The EU is poised to pass a sweeping new regulation, eIDAS 2.0. Buried deep in the text is Article 45, which returns us to the dark ages of 2011, when certificate authorities (CAs) could collaborate with governments to spy on encrypted traffic—and get away with it. Article 45 forbids browsers from...

EU Article 45 requires that browsers trust certificate authorities appointed by governments::The EU is poised to pass a sweeping new regulation, eIDAS 2.0. Buried deep in the text is Article 45, which returns us to the dark ages of 2011, when certificate authorities (CAs) could collaborate with governments to spy on encrypted traffic—and get away with it. Article 45 forbids browsers from…

  • @ShunkWEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    The current text of Article 45 requires that browsers trust CAs appointed by governments

    Tell me you didn’t read the article without telling me you didn’t read the article. You can keep shilling for government surveillance if you want, but I’m done listening.

    • @MeanEYEEnglish
      0•1 year ago

      Am not shilling, am merely pointing out there are easier ways to spy on people without putting it through legal channels.

      • @ShunkWEnglish
        0•1 year ago

        And another pointless argument. “They could spy on you easier means they’re not.”

        I know I said I was done, but good lord. I can’t tell if you are trying to troll or you’re completely devoid of logic or reason.

        • @MeanEYEEnglish
          1•1 year ago

          Okay, so you officially refuse to think and just want to wear a tinfoil hat. Good luck with that. Leave the rest of us out of it. Seeing conspiracy theories everywhere and then go online to argue and paying for bills pretty much negates everything you say.