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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.

European Intelligence Agencies Prepare To Surveil Car Metadata

Thomas O'Reilly July 8, 2024

Regulators hope to allow European police agencies to monitor cars and the mobile phones paired with them.

Privacy Victory: EU Waters Down Mass Surveillance Plan

Tamás Orbán October 26, 2023

The decision comes as the commissioner responsible for drafting the plan is caught up in an extensive conflict of interests scandal.

UK Postpones Mass Surveillance Plan Until It’s “Technically Feasible”

Tamás Orbán September 8, 2023

‘Spy clause’ to scan private encrypted messages not ditched—just kicked down the road for the next government to implement.

Spain Calls for Total EU Ban on Encrypted Messaging

Tamás Orbán June 3, 2023

Fifteen member states are in favor of extending the EU’s upcoming surveillance law to end-to-end encryption, while Spain would outright ban it in the entire EU.

Chat Control: EU Presents Draft Report on Mandatory Surveillance Law

Tamás Orbán April 23, 2023

The new proposal “doesn’t want users to be informed that their correspondence has been (falsely) reported,” the European Pirate Party’s assessment reads.

European Youth Rejects Mass Surveillance Aimed at Protecting Minors

Tamás Orbán March 8, 2023

The Commission aims to make the regulation mandatory for all email and messaging apps currently in use. According to critics, Chat Control would effectively mean “the end of privacy of digital correspondence” in the EU.

Tag: mass surveillance

Chat Control: Useless Against Criminals, Perfect for Surveillance

European Intelligence Agencies Prepare To Surveil Car Metadata

Privacy Victory: EU Waters Down Mass Surveillance Plan

UK Postpones Mass Surveillance Plan Until It’s “Technically Feasible”

Spain Calls for Total EU Ban on Encrypted Messaging

Chat Control: EU Presents Draft Report on Mandatory Surveillance Law

European Youth Rejects Mass Surveillance Aimed at Protecting Minors

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