Secure encryption and online anonymity are now at risk in Switzerland
Secure encryption and online anonymity are now at risk in Switzerland
NymVPN, Proton, and Threema are ready to fight back
The government already lost a case against Threema when they tried to force them to spy on their users. This is a Verordnung which is not a law but has to adhere to existing laws. So it might be challenged once more.
If this goes trough though than it has always been legal and it is just the executive making it an actual thing now.
Ugh. This fight is never ending. I feel like after a while you just get totally burned out of fighting and have to pass it on to others.
That's what they count on. They only have to get it through once. We have to fight and win every time, as the UK recently found out. Vigilance has to be key, no matter how hard they make it. But I concede it's tiring as all hell.
This has been going on since the early 1990s. Just keep up the fight.
Awesome. So much for "Swiss privacy" huh? Where the hell do I move from Proton? 😮💨
"This categorisation would aim to include any online service with a turnover of $100 million or more than 5,000 active users.
Meaning, it's not about criminals but for spying on common people.
That even includes lemmy with 50k MAU.
Everyone is a criminal
How do they plan to "ban" encryption? What are they going to do if I get a VPN and download the Signal APK?
To be fair, I’m pretty sure my country (Jordan) has the wireguard protocol banned ☹️
I see. You need either IPSEC/OVPN or need to encapsulate wireguard in an SSL tunnel. It's a little involved but possible to do
Capturing DNS and show of force is normally how they do it. Obviously won't stop those with the technical know how, but will stop 99% of people.
andy yen would probably happily hand over all your data to the us government anyway
- https://proton.me/blog/european-tech-alternatives
- https://proton.me/blog/apple-ends-adp-in-uk
- https://proton.me/blog/big-tech-data-requests-surge
- https://proton.me/blog/trump-controls-nsa-fbi
Just in the last few months. Their position has been always crystal clear on this issue. Please stop spreading misinformation for a personal grudge. Even one person who doesn't switch from Gmail or Outlook to Proton (the closest privacy a friendly replacement) because of your bs is an unnecessary damage.
That will immediately get a referendum and get smashed down.
Nothing to worry about.
The article seems to say that it's not a bill that goes through Parliament, more that it's akin to secondary legislation, which can't be subject to a petition? Meaning that the Swiss people would need to petition for a constitutional amendment rather than an optional referendum, which makes this slightly more complicated (and requires a lot more effort)