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Brussels Revives ‘Chat Control’ Plan Despite Warnings of Mass Surveillance

Zoltán Kottász November 26, 2025

A new Council deal keeps “voluntary” message scanning alive, triggering alarm from privacy advocates and national MPs.

Chat Control: Useless Against Criminals, Perfect for Surveillance

Javier Villamor November 15, 2025

As with the debate on gun control, the problem doesn’t disappear: those who want to commit crimes will continue doing so—only now, everyone else will be watched.

Private messaging app logos on a smartphone screen

Chat Control Was Supposed to Be Dead—But Brussels Is Trying to Bring It Back to Life

Michael Curzon November 12, 2025

Digital rights campaigners warn that “your privacy is (yet again) on the line.”

Brussels Hits Pause—for Now—on Chat Control

Javier Villamor October 31, 2025

The Danish presidency backtracks and drops the obligation to spy on private communications, but leaves the door open to a future EU-wide mandate.

EU’s “Chat Control” Law Collapses Amid Privacy Concerns

TEC News / AFP October 31, 2025

In a major policy shift, Brussels is retreating from mandatory message scanning to detect child sexual abuse.

EU’s Chat Control Hits Roadblock as Germany Says No

Michael Curzon October 9, 2025

Campaigners warn that while the proposal for mass scanning of private messages has been knocked back, it is not yet completely gone.

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Could German Opposition to ‘Chat Control’ Dig the Plan’s Grave?

Zolta Győri October 8, 2025

CDU/CSU and multiple civil society actors warn of massive interference with civil liberties.

The Signal messaging app displayed on a phone screen

Signal Warns Of Existential Risk to Privacy From Brussels’ Plans

Javier Villamor October 6, 2025

Days before the European vote on Chat Control, the Signal Foundation says Germany’s withdrawal from the opposition bloc could seal the end of the right to privacy in Europe.

‘We’d Rather Be Blocked’: Proton Mail Warns EU Over Privacy Crackdown

Michael Curzon October 1, 2025

More than 100 million users could lose access if the bloc pushes ahead with controversial ‘Chat Control’ laws.

Greece Introduces Social Media Ban for Under 16s

Zolta Győri October 1, 2025

While many other EU countries are considering a ban, concerns arise about the EU’s increasing control over the narrative online.

Tag: chat control

Brussels Revives ‘Chat Control’ Plan Despite Warnings of Mass Surveillance

Chat Control: Useless Against Criminals, Perfect for Surveillance

Chat Control Was Supposed to Be Dead—But Brussels Is Trying to Bring It Back to Life

Brussels Hits Pause—for Now—on Chat Control

EU’s “Chat Control” Law Collapses Amid Privacy Concerns

EU’s Chat Control Hits Roadblock as Germany Says No

Could German Opposition to ‘Chat Control’ Dig the Plan’s Grave?

Signal Warns Of Existential Risk to Privacy From Brussels’ Plans

‘We’d Rather Be Blocked’: Proton Mail Warns EU Over Privacy Crackdown

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