Of all people, it is center-right parties in Brussels that are supporting plans for the mass screening of private messages. The proposal cuts deep into civil liberties. The consequences for chats …
Just days before the start of the decisive “Trilogue” negotiations on the controversial Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse (CSAM), known by critics as “Chat Control,” the political tide …
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 …
