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by StingyJelly 1113 days ago
Problem is that trough laws like those, criminals will be getting the power as well. Here are multiple options how to implement this law, all are bad:

Mandated backdoors on the phones sold here - worse security for everyone except the criminals who will import their phones from abroad.

Hackers for hire like NSO group being paid by tax money for dveloping exploits - will be abused by everyone who can pay.

Government developing their own exploits - incredibly expensive and risky.

That all assumes criminals and LE are separate entities but in reality criminals will probably get access to those powers in some capacity, be it trough a breach, rouge employee or a corrupt leadership structure. On top of that, even in EU there are countries like Slovakia that were and after next elections likely will be ruled by parties with close connections to mafia.