I am not an expert, but chat control and interoperable protocols are two different things, aren’t they? With stopping chat control you wouldn’t stop the law that’s restricting signal’s e2e-problem.
Edit: As far as I can tell after searching a bit, interoperable protocols will be requiered by the DMA, but only for plattforms. So you seem to be right, that chat control will be the big jeopardy for smaller ones like signal.
Chatcontrol, the mass surveillance law, leads to the breaking of end-to-end encryption. Signal would have to follow this.
The Digital Markets Act, enforces the interoperability of major messengers with other messengers. Signal does not have to follow this because it is not a "Gatekeeper."
Been using it on all 3 of my machines for the last few months. I used to always end up back on Mint but about a year ago that started crapping out on things. MX just works for me. One thing about all distros (that I’ve tried anyway) lately, is that they don’t see the wifi card in my small Beelink PC. So it’s plugged in. Windows did see it, but I wiped that and installed Linux not long after I bought it. Had a couple of issues with KDE and it wouldn’t wake from sleep so back to XFCE. Not too heavily customised but it seems to be a keeper for my main machine - the Beelink. I have a Lenovo Ideapad that currently has Manjaro on - might try vanilla Debian on that. The other machine is an ancient HP laptop - MX XFCE will be staying on that until it craps out for good.
been using it since the pandemic and it is all good. i started with xubuntu but had problems with R after an LTS update (in 2020 i think). looked for an easy to install xfce alternative - tried mx linux and havent had a problem since.
Everything they’re asking for is pretty typical for the IRS (and probably a handful of other workplace-related departments). If you’re really that uncomfortable giving them less information than is required to get a driver’s license, then I think you know what your only choice is.
It’s pretty normal for the company you work for to have your name, address and DOB.
I’m all for protecting your privacy and online anonymity to the max but when it’s literally the company you work for that need the most basic information, which they do need for a variety of reasons to keep you employed, that’s a little too far IMO.
My man if you think the US government don’t already know (or at a minimum could easily find out) your name, age, address & where you work if you’re not a goat farming hermit in Tibet or something then I have bad news for you
First, I am not a male. Second, I do believe the US gov has my data. Every single piece that is floating out there. I will still not share it with them, may there be the odd chance they do not yet have it.
it depends on where she lives. This is not the U.S. and it’s not that easy to fire people with unjustifiable reasons.
She may not want her information to be stored on servers in U.S. and if she’s fired for refusing to do just that, it may easily become a problem for the company.
if op can prove that her apprenticeship is terminated for refusing to share her personal information on U.S. servers, like i wrote, it would turn into a greater problem than keeping op’s apprenticeship and respecting her European rights
did i just write the same comment with modified wording?
she just needs to “know her rights” and remind what her rights are
Nope. At least not in my country. There is 3 months “apprenticeship” where either employer or employee can terminate the contract without any reasoning. One hour you’re employed, the other you are not. Is it because boss did not like your face? Could be and it still would be legal… So the same also applies to refusing to share info to US, no need to prove anything to anyone, you’re just fired.
I think you’re reading too much into this. They are likely legally required to hand over a list of their employees to the US government. Like, if sou really don’t want them to do that, your only other option is quitting on the spot (or refusing and being let go, in case that makes a difference for things like unemployment benefits in your country).
Thing I hate most about Lemmy is users never miss a chance to shit on the US for absolutely everything. Your employer needs this info anywhere you work worldwide, this is not US abuse thing. Her company sold to a US company and they had the AUDACITY to ask for her basic information? Wow, US has REALLY gone too far this time, right comrades??
Yea, I’d like to know as well. I’ve used both Debian and MX. Other than the control panel thing MX has I can’t really think of any discernible differences.
It depends on what you want to achieve. MX Linux is one of the less annoying Linux distributions (although I’m more into Void and Slackware, to be honest), but in terms of privacy (which is the very topic of this Lemmy community), it doesn’t do much better or worse than most other Linux distributions.
I know people have been stating it’s okay to do it (it really is), but you’re asking for help. I think you know what your two options are (give it to them, or quit) you just don’t want to or aren’t ready to hear them and are hoping for a magical third option which realistically doesn’t exist.
This is required by GDPR. If the company wants to keep centralized employee records, likely where they are based in the US, GDPR requires them to get permission from EU citizens to do so.
The information they’re trying to store is public record, no government agency anywhere needs that provided to them.
What about session? It appears to connect to a peer-to-peer network and use onion routing in order to send and receive messages, does not require any kind of identification like a phone number, etc.
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