Announced chat control by the EU

[Rat Bag]

On 10/8/25 05:27, Jacob Bachmeyer via Gnupg-users
'gnupg-users at gnupg.org' wrote:

> This sounds like it is only applicable to mobile devices.

Since the proposal and discussions around it explicitly
mention both messaging and email, I would assume the
regulation, when (if?) enacted will apply to both mobile
devices and Internet-connected computers.

> ...offline, air-gapped box....

Even at the moment, this is the prudent MO for those that
must assume that their communication device (mobile or
laptop/desktop) operating system provider is cooperating
with their adversary.

It may well be that it is only practical to use 1.4x on an
air-gapped device. If 4096bit RSA is considered sufficiently
resistant to cryptanalysis (i.e., ignoring signing!), can
such keys generated by 1.4x be considered just as secure as
are the equivalent keys generated by 2.xx?

R.B.