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…

  • sanpo@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    628·
    1 year ago

    Nice clickbait title, man…

    It’s still a proposal for now.

    • vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      442·
      1 year ago

      History of the EU has shown that proposals become directives unless enough people make a stink. This is the stink.

      • sanpo@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        87·
        1 year ago

        No, EFF that’s linked here is doing a good job.

        OP is just using shitty titles to stir up drama.