Reality Check: EU Council Chat Control Vote is Not a Retreat, But a Green Light for Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance and the End of Right to Communicate Anonymously

Contrary to headlines suggesting the EU has “backed away” from Chat Control, the negotiating mandate endorsed today by EU ambassadors in a close split vote paves the way for a permanent infrastructure of mass surveillance. Patrick Breyer, digital freedom fighter and expert on the file, warns journalists and the public not to be deceived by …

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Bitcoin breaks below 58k and a indiscriminate bloodbath begins.

Bitcoiners might wanna call Larry and Michael Breaks below 58k and a indiscriminate bloodbath begins. pic.twitter.com/QsxomdM6xi — The Great Martis (@great_martis) July 4, 2024 What happens tomorrow morning when Bitcoin ETFs open for trading and they gap down through stop losses? A: Those stop losses become market orders and Bitcoins get liquidated en masse. And …

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