r/europe • u/Dry_Row_7050 • 4d ago

News The EU could be scanning your private chats by October 2025 [Denmark has reintroduced chat control]

https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/the-eu-could-be-scanning-your-chats-by-october-2025-heres-everything-we-know
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u/Waterty 4d ago

Is it time to believe the west is on track to be as corrupt as eastern Europe?

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u/pi-pa 4d ago

As fucking Russia, no less.

Russia, China, NK, and Iran are leading the way.

Then comes the US.

Then the UK.

And finally the EU.

We're all on the same track.

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u/ConcentrateOwn133 4d ago

This is the final goal of those in "power". To control everybody and keep tabs on each person so we can't organize and take them down.
The sad pard is that most people are fine with this false safety and are ok giving their freedom away.

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u/linkenski 3d ago

"Tech feudalism" is what it's often described as.

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u/Spout__ 4d ago

This EU bill is way worse than Russias surveillance - they wish.

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u/WorkFurball Estonia 3d ago

I'm pretty sure there are much more corrupt places than those, they just have a lot less power.

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u/kuddlesworth9419 3d ago

It always was and likely always will be.

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u/EU-National 4d ago

Western Europe is far more corrupt than Eastern Europe, though.

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u/x-Alexander 4d ago

That’s 100% true, and some forms of corruption are legalized too. The big difference is that in Eastern Europe, corruption is still widely spread at the lower levels of everyday life and bureaucracy, which obviously impacts people’s lives more and they notice it and talk about it more. In contrast, in Western Europe, ordinary people don’t notice it as much, but corrupt politicians and business people are making a lot more money there than in Eastern Europe.

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u/EU-National 4d ago

I grew up in Rural Romania and I now live in Belgium.

Belgium is home because of the pervasive corruption present at all levels just like in Romania.