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EU Article 45 requires that browsers trust certificate authorities appointed by governments (www.eff.org)

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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...

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[-] BritishDuffer@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

And how long will it take for intelligence agencies to start issuing fake but trusted certificates for surveillance?

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago

They don't already?

[-] uis@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

They do.

[-] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

Yes, private companies are invulnerable to this ploy

[-] uis@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

They already do it.

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