I can't find specific policy positions for Volt on encryption, but they're very positive about open source [1], so you'd imagine they'd have a pretty reasonable approach to encryption too.
Transform the Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles for the Digital Decade into a binding legal instrument, so that the Declaration is upheld at every step of policy making.
17. Everyone has the right to privacy and to the protection of their personal data. The latter right includes the control by individuals on how their personal data are used and with whom they are shared.
18. Everyone has the right to the confidentiality of their communications and the information on their electronic devices, and not to be subjected to unlawful online surveillance, unlawful pervasive tracking or interception measures.
Of course, given that this Declaration is signed by the same parties that are currently pushing the ChatControl measures being discussed doesn't fill me with much confidence.
tremon|1 year ago
Transform the Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles for the Digital Decade into a binding legal instrument, so that the Declaration is upheld at every step of policy making.
The Declaration that they mention is not from Volt, it's from the EU itself and can be found here: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/european-de...
Privacy and individual control over data
17. Everyone has the right to privacy and to the protection of their personal data. The latter right includes the control by individuals on how their personal data are used and with whom they are shared.
18. Everyone has the right to the confidentiality of their communications and the information on their electronic devices, and not to be subjected to unlawful online surveillance, unlawful pervasive tracking or interception measures.
Of course, given that this Declaration is signed by the same parties that are currently pushing the ChatControl measures being discussed doesn't fill me with much confidence.
vasco|1 year ago