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by wolvoleo 109 days ago
Yes I've seen many news items about laws being introduced that were pretty invasive.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/06/24/germanys-new-surveillanc...

https://www.heise.de/news/Ausweispruefung-bei-Prepaid-SIMs-N...

https://netzpolitik.org/2016/projekt-aniski-wie-der-bnd-mit-...

2 comments

Introduced or passed into law?
What does having to show an ID when registering a SIM card have to do with privacy of emails?
I'm talking about digital privacy in general. In many countries (like in Holland) this is not a requirement.

Also Germany was a big proponent of ChatControl, until they swerved at the last minute. Holland was against it every time.