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"For politicians, even at the local level, there is little to gain electorally by arguing against expanded snooping and the monitoring of public space. “Many on the left, especially in complicated cities, feel obliged to go along, fearing accusations of being soft [on crime],” said Noémie Levain, a legal and political analyst at La Quadrature du Net. “The political cost of reversing a security law is too high,” she added."

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-surveillance-cameras-privacy-security-big-brother-paris-olympics/




Element has no problem with police:

🗣 Our CPO, Patrick Alberts, has been busy at the European Police Congress.

Taking part in the P20 panel & presenting a prototype live demo, he's been in his Element showcasing how Element helps leverage Matrix for secure, interoperable messaging across Germany's police forces 🔒

@element/110310853505977058' rel='nofollow'>https://mastodon.matrix.org/@element/110310853505977058


https://element.io/blog/the-online-safety-bill-an-attack-on-encryption gives an idea of our position. And no, there are no backdoors. Yes, we fund Matrix dev by selling encrypted messaging to governments, which includes police: if you don’t like that then please feel free to use a different app.

@element/110340953550548309' rel='nofollow'>https://mastodon.matrix.org/@element/110340953550548309






A copyright lawsuit filed by major book publishers against the Internet Archive is set to define the boundaries of digital book lending. The parties shared their positions at a New York federal court yesterday. The Internet Archive claims that its library is protected by fair use and does no harm to rightsholders. For their part, the book publishers see massive infringement and damages.

https://torrentfreak.com/internet-archives-copyright-battle-with-book-publishers-nears-climax-230321/














Truly a feature that was missing 🙃




This report examines the new powers granted to EU policing agency Europol by legal amendments approved in June 2022. It finds that while the agency's tasks and powers have been hugely-expanded, in particular with regard to acquiring and processing data, independent data protection oversight of the agency has been substantially reduced.

https://www.statewatch.org/publications/reports-and-books/empowering-the-police-removing-protections-the-new-europol-regulation/


Forward from: CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective
On November 25, at the urging of a far-right troll, Elon Musk banned the @crimethinc Twitter account.

Musk’s goal in acquiring Twitter had nothing to do with “free speech”—it was a partisan move to silence opposition, paving the way for fascist violence.

Please help us circulate our full statement:

https://crimethinc.com/TwitterBan

Please follow us here on Telegram and also on Mastodon:

@crimethinc' rel='nofollow'>https://todon.eu/@crimethinc





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