Article 45 Will Roll Back Web Security by 12 Years
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The EU is poised to pass a sweeping new regulation, eIDAS 2.0. Buried deep in the text is Article 45, which returns us to the dark ages of 2011, when certificate authorities (CAs) could collaborate with governments to spy on encrypted traffic—and get away with it. Article 45 forbids browsers from...

EU Article 45 requires that browsers trust certificate authorities appointed by governments::The EU is poised to pass a sweeping new regulation, eIDAS 2.0. Buried deep in the text is Article 45, which returns us to the dark ages of 2011, when certificate authorities (CAs) could collaborate with governments to spy on encrypted traffic—and get away with it. Article 45 forbids browsers from…

  • ShunkW@lemmy.worldEnglish
    482·
    1 year ago

    What a fucking nightmare. And I thought the US was bad about trying to encroach more on privacy.

              • ShunkW@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                1 year ago

                Yeah that argument holds zero water. Forcing browsers to trust these roots means not only pre-trusting them, but disallowing removal of trust. This is completely intended for surveillance purposes.

                  • ShunkW@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    1·
                    1 year ago

                    The current text of Article 45 requires that browsers trust CAs appointed by governments

                    Tell me you didn’t read the article without telling me you didn’t read the article. You can keep shilling for government surveillance if you want, but I’m done listening.