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One-Man Spam Campaign Ravages EU ‘Chat Control’ Bill

Summary by Politico Europe
A software developer from Denmark is having an outsized influence on a hotly debated law to break open encrypted apps.

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The "chat control" obeys exactly the destructive logic that most EU legislative proposals follow today: in the name of a supposedly good cause, the world is made worse, more unfree and more insecure.

·Dortmund, Germany
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The EU has been advising for three years on a law to combat the spread of sexualised violence against children. Many changes have been proposed, many have been rejected. Now there could be movement. By Kathrin Schmid.

·Hamburg, Germany
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1. Chat Control Threatens Press Freedom (djv.de, Ute Korinth) Ute Korinth of the German Journalists' Association speaks out against the chat control currently under discussion: "If chat control is passed, it would be a historic break – with consequences far beyond journalism. A democracy that generally places private communication under suspicion is calling itself into question. A no to chat control would therefore be more than a technical decis…

The voices against the chat control are becoming more and more loud. Now there is clear criticism from the economy. In addition, the German Journalists' Association and the Bar Association warn against a surveillance infrastructure that could be expanded quickly. With the Danish proposal, full surveillance is again on the table. (symbol picture) – All rights reserved IMAGO / IlluPicsTwo large associations of the digital economy, Bitkom and eco, …

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