Chat Control Is Back on the Menu in the EU. It Still Must Be Stopped
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- #Encryption
- #Privacy
- #EU Legislation
- The EU Council is debating 'Chat Control', a proposal to scan private conversations.
- Chat Control mandates scanning all communications for 'abusive material', undermining end-to-end encryption.
- Client-side scanning, the method proposed, accesses everything on a device, breaking privacy.
- Signal has threatened to leave the EU if Chat Control is passed.
- The proposal affects global privacy, not just EU citizens, by compromising conversations with EU contacts.
- Exemptions for state communications highlight the proposal's dangers.
- Denmark is pushing the proposal forward despite opposition, with a key meeting on October 14th.
- The EFF urges rejection of any draft that compromises encryption and privacy.