The EU Council’s current push to make Chat Control 1.0 (Regulation (EU) 2021/1232) permanent is legally and ethically reckless. The Commission’s own 2025 evaluation report admits to a total failure …
Contrary to headlines suggesting the EU has “backed away” from Chat Control, the negotiating mandate endorsed today by EU ambassadors in a close split vote paves the way for a …
Following a major public outcry, a clarification in the EU’s controversial “Chat Control” law appeared to secure a victory for privacy advocates. However, a group of 18 of Europe’s top cybersecurity …
Just before a decisive meeting in Brussels, digital rights expert and former Member of the European Parliament Dr. Patrick Breyer is sounding the alarm. Using a “deceptive sleight of hand,” a …
Denmark, currently presiding over the EU Council, proposes a major change to the much-criticised EU chat control proposal to search all private chats for suspicious content, even at the cost …
In a major breakthrough for the digital rights movement, the German government has refused to back the EU’s controversial Chat Control regulation yesterday after facing massive public pressure. The government did …
Digital freedom fighter exposes disinformation campaign to break resistance to “Chat Control 2.0,” highlights hypocritical exemption for police and military as EU Council vote hangs in the balance.
In a desperate …
Over 500 of the world’s leading cryptographers, security researchers, and scientists from 34 countries have today delivered a devastating verdict on the EU’s proposed “Chat Control” regulation. An open letter …
The outgoing EU Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has ruled in response to a complaint by former Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer that it constitutes “maladministration” for Europol to have green-lighted an …
Poland, currently presiding over the EU Council, proposes a major change to the much-criticised EU chat control proposal to search all private chats for suspicious content, even at the cost …
