EU eIDAS: VPNs won't protect Europeans privacy if law passes, experts warn - eviltoast
  • NocturnalEngineer@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Still weakening encryption standards.

    It would force the inclusion of a “trusted root” into browsers & OSs with the purpose of allowing government entities to spoof certificates. As certificate pinning is becoming mainstream, I would assume it’ll require browser & app vendors to weaken those controls too.

    You’d hope ECHR’s prior ruling would block this too. For the exact same rationale.