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The European Commission is currently discussing the ' Child Sexual Abuse Regulation Proposal (Chat Control Proposal),' which would monitor the content of communications extensively, and was scheduled ...

Around 40 organizations and 40+ individuals are urging EU lawmakers not to undermine encryption. In an open letter published on May 5, 2025, the experts are asking to have a key role in defining the ...

On Thursday, October 30, 2025, it was revealed that the Council of the European Union had once again withdrawn its chat control proposal. Peter Hummelgaard, Minister of Justice of Denmark, which holds ...

European Union efforts to mandate scanning of private messages have been blocked again, marking another setback for the bloc’s proposed Chat Control legislation, and another win for digital rights ...

EU’s Chat Control law would force apps to scan every message, photo and video pre-encryption. Supporters say it fights child abuse material, while critics warn of mass surveillance. Weakening ...

Are our online communications secure? Who has access to them? Science fiction movies often explore a reality in which some kind of Big Brother system monitors our every action. However, this does not ...

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A controversial proposal to scan encrypted chats threatens Europeans' privacy in a way that has never been seen before. At the time European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson first proposed ...