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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

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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.

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Cecílie Jílková (born in Prague, 1981) is a Czech writer, daughter of dissidents Ludvík Vaculík and Lenka Procházková, granddaughter of writer Jan Procházka. Cecílie runs Reporteri.substack.com. She lives in Prague.
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