ChatControl wants to scan all your private messages
The EU's ChatControl proposal aims to scan all private messages on apps like Signal and WhatsApp for child abuse material directly on devices, effectively bypassing encryption and enabling mass surveillance
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This isn't just another privacy policy update you can ignore. If passed, this EU regulation (strongest and most binding legal instrument in EU law) would automatically apply to all member states without any wiggle room for national interpretation. It would even override constitutional protections for communication privacy and establish unprecedented mass surveillance of private communications.
The EU's ChatControl proposal would force apps like Signal and WhatsApp to scan all private messages and images for child abuse material right on your device, bypassing encryption and turning it into mass surveillance. It's pitched as kid protection but riddles with false positives, easy evasion by pros, and huge privacy hits for everyone. Opponents say it's a dangerous precedent that weakens democracy without really helping