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posted by CoolHand on Saturday April 25 2015, @04:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the we-can-trust-the-gubmint-for-encryption-and-security dept.

A study by European IT security experts suggests that the EU should also fund or participate in the development of open source software to ensure end-to-end encryption solutions. Using open source is not a universal remedy, they state, but it is an “important ingredient in an EU strategy for more security and technological independence.” The experts say support for open source will increase the EU’s technological independence.

A second study for this committee meeting argues that the use of open source computer operating systems and applications reduces the risk of privacy intrusion by mass surveillance.

https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/osor/news/ep-study-%E2%80%9Ceu-should-finance-key-open-source-tools%E2%80%9D

 
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  • (Score: 2, Flamebait) by frojack on Saturday April 25 2015, @08:16PM

    by frojack (1554) on Saturday April 25 2015, @08:16PM (#175147) Journal

    ISTM you're extrapolating the failures of the USA's broken-by-design power-hoarding governmental design across every nation.
    The parliamentary systems across northern Europe seem to be doing a significantly better job at pretty much everything.

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    Seriously? You are going to start with your "The grass is always greener anywhere but the US" argument?

    Did you forget that the Parliamentary systems of Germany an the UK and France have more intrusive and invasive spying systems in place than the US?
    Did you fail to notice there are as many states contemplating exiting the EU as joining it? Or that its member states live every day in violation of their own charter of human rights?

    My post above was deliberately non-nationalistic in nature. And you pile on with your Hate America crap!

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 25 2015, @10:23PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 25 2015, @10:23PM (#175181)

    Wait. You're saying there's something worse than "Collect it all"??
    Now it's you who is doing the placard hoisting^W^W flag waving.

    My post above was deliberately non-nationalistic

    ...if one ignores the countries that are ALREADY making sure that open standards and open source software work for their people.
    The Netherlands and India have, for example, recently made headlines.
    Years ago, Norway made the news.

    your Hate America crap

    I don't hate America.
    There's some pretty great stuff that goes on here.
    I can't, however, stand the USA Gov't with its thin veneer that allows it to pretend it's a democracy.
    ...as well as the way a tiny cadre of rich white males purposely set it up so that it would be incredibly difficult to change that.

    Someone was just mentioning the NIH nature of RedHat in another set of comments.
    It applies in spades to USA.
    The results they get in northern Europe with parliamentary systems seem to be significantly better for Joe Average there than what we get here.
    Gratis education and universal heathcare for starters and reasonable worker rights to continue.

    So, what exactly is wrong with me pointing out examples of folks doing it better?
    Sometimes those examples are the USA doing it right--in the distant past.

    -- gewg_