EU to legislate about Chat Control behind closed doors

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Civil rights activist Dr. Patrick Breyer warns of a 'double-attack' on secure messaging and private communications in the EU ahead of critical meetings on Friday and Monday.
The first threat involves EP President Roberta Metsola undemocratically pushing to resurrect the expired 'Chat Control 1.0' mass scanning regime, ignoring the European Parliament's previous rejection.
The second threat is from the permanent CSAR trilogue negotiations on Monday, where the European Parliament may rush a new scanning mandate, leading to potential concessions that enable mass surveillance and end anonymous communication.
Potential outcomes from these negotiations include mass scanning of private messages, warrantless scanning orders, and mandatory age verification that could end anonymous communications in Europe.
In response, civil society has relaunched fightchatcontrol.eu, a campaign platform allowing citizens to email EU lawmakers and demand adherence to fundamental rights, opposing these undemocratic backroom deals.

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