This Oklahoma little leaguer got hit in the head, and then walked out to the pitcher’s mound to let the pitcher know that he’s going to be okay.
If you’re going to watch something today, it should be this.
European Politicians Declare War On Text Message Privacy
The same EU politicians who are trying to censor the Internet now want to read all of your personal messages and break encryption
by @CecilieJilkova & @galexybrane
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson (right) on March 4, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
In recent weeks, Public has documented how ruling European politicians appear to have weaponized government intelligence agencies to discredit and censor their political enemies.
Now, Public has learned that the European Union is close to winning new legislation that would allow it to monitor all private digital conversations, from text messaging to emails. The new law would give EU police the power to read all messages on Gmail, WhatsApp, and other mail and text messaging services.
The politicians, who are Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), say their legislation will be limited to “individuals or groups… linked to child sexual abuse using “reasonable grounds of suspicion.’” And, they said, “To avoid mass surveillance or generalised monitoring of the internet, the draft law would allow judicial authorities to authorise time-limited orders…”
But the technology companies themselves such as Apple say such “automatic data scanning” is technically impossible without compromising privacy and security. The new law would require Facebook, X, YouTube, Telegram, Snapchat, TikTok, and cloud services and online gaming websites to constantly monitor and report any evidence of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on their systems and in the private chats of their users. And messaging apps including Signal, Proton Mail and Tutanota would no longer have end-to-end encryption.
As a result, "Millions of private conversations and private photos of law-abiding citizens are about to be searched and leaked using flawed technology without even a remote connection to child sexual abuse,” warned Patrick Breyer, a privacy activist and former member of the European Parliament who opposes the proposed modifications to the law, known as "Chat Control."
The details of the new law leaked on April 2 and were published in the subscribers' section of the French news site https://t.co/XjK0prZDPj. The draft contains the full text of the regulation, which people close to the process say means that it is getting readied for approval.
All of this is very shocking. There is no evidence of any increase in child exploitation that merits this panic. Europeans have historically cared more about privacy than Americans, and have put in place strong privacy protections for their citizens. Why is it now seeking such a massive invasion of privacy? Why is the EU on the verge of enacting mass surveillance?
First, spy agencies broke privacy laws for mass surveillance. Then, militaries and security agencies created secret committees to monitor social media posts and demand mass censorship. Now, governments are demanding the right to read your private and encrypted texts and emails.
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Then tells everyone they are under investigation for bribery. He wants his legacy to be that he didn’t surround himself with criminals.
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🇦🇺BISHOP MAR MARI'S FIRST SERMON AFTER STABBING ATTEMPT
"I stand for FREEDOM OF SPEECH and FREEDOM OF RELIGION.
Every human has the right to Freedom of Speech and Religion."
https://t.co/rVY6yGq748
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