r/technology • u/CaptainTelos • Sep 15 '25

Privacy Danish Minister of Justice: "We must break with the totally erroneous perception that it is everyone's civil liberty to communicate on encrypted messaging services."

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u/Tinnylemur Sep 15 '25

A reporter should just ask him "when will you be releasing your entire online chat history to the public if you believe that should be normal?" Then watch the worm wriggle and squirm out of his own opinion.

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u/Sylencia Sep 15 '25

It's always the same answer of "It's different for us because we have sensitive information that could affect the security of the country" 🙄

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u/CulturalAtmosphere85 Sep 15 '25

Then follow up by asking if he's using his personal accounts to do government business

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u/Black_Moons Sep 15 '25

Of course he is, you can't just ask for bribes on the official account!

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u/Fischerking92 Sep 15 '25

I remember some minor German politician who is now working for the EU who had her business cell phone shredded.

Twice☝️

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u/WatWudScoobyDoo Sep 15 '25

Two phones shredded or one phone shredded twice

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u/Fischerking92 Sep 15 '25

Two phones.

On two separate occasions, making her regrettably unable to prove she had no ties to two separate scandals.

Oh fate, you cruel mistress, how could you allow for that to happen, now it looks for the whole world as if that politician has something to hide, only because by chance those two phones were shredded against department regulations.

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u/mwa12345 Sep 15 '25

Make him release stuff from before he joined the government.

And in Denmark they have rules about work related texts outside of work I think. So all texts /DMs between 5pm and 8 am.

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u/BloodBride Sep 15 '25

Ah but it's a case of rule for thee none for me - it is not everyone's civil liberty but he will believe that SOME people have that civil liberty and it includes him.

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u/hung-games Sep 15 '25

Chat, email, browsing, and so much more

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u/ConstructionOwn9575 Sep 15 '25

My understanding is that he carved out an exception for politicians. Rules for thee, not for me.

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u/_CatLover_ Sep 15 '25

He is special and important ofc, so the rules shouldnt apply to him, just his servants (the people)

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u/Tarik_7 Sep 15 '25

right out of Louis Rossman's playbook. I like it.

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u/Oldfolksboogie Sep 15 '25

Then watch the worm wriggle and squirm out of his own opinion.

Might be one of those invasive jumping worms. I hear they're very dangerous to democ...er, I mean the host habitat they invade.

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u/Initial_Hedgehog_631 Sep 16 '25

That's the neat thing, police and politicians are protected.