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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      1 year ago

      Lol such a bad idea. In Portugal your accountant could sign almost any document with it.

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        1 year ago

        Same in Germany. You can grant access to the accountant to that data, but never ever with your private key… Giving away your private key is a horrible idea…