[vmoore]

> to protect The Netherlands against Russian and Chinese hackers

So it's a noble cause then? Or does it have privacy implications for innocent netizens? I thought these exchanges would have been tapped in some form way before this announcement?

[sspiff]

The new law also lowers the bar for Dutch law enforcement to obtain records from these taps significantly, removing the necessity of a judge to rule whether the request is justified in the investigation.

Surely no law enforcement would overreach when given tools like these, right? Right?

[davedx]

Yeah the Belastingdienst would never do anything naughty with powers like these. Let them in on it too!

[Notatheist]

They've already overreached in the past.

https://nos.nl/artikel/2432715-inlichtingendiensten-moeten-g...

https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/tech/artikel/5294998/aftappen-aivd-...

[coldtea]

>So it's a noble cause then?

If you consider "to play its part in the trade war between US-China which is extending into real WW 3" as noble, then yes, it's noble.

[lionkor]

I wanna be noble, too! Where's the form to sign up as a proxy for some war?