EU Vote Could End Encrypted Messaging Privacy

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The EU wants encrypted chats to be searched automatically in the future, officially for the protection of children. But researchers, corporations and even a federal authority warn: The plan threatens privacy and IT security. Whether the changes really come depends on Germany now.

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The Union's political group opposes the EU's action to control chats, said Group leader Jens Spahn at a press conference held by his group. "We ... The post-chat control slowed down: Union's political group opposes EU plan to monitor mobile phones appeared first on Apollo News.

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Finally a good news, friends! The CDU/CSU party, currently in power in Germany, has just made it clear that there will be no Chat Control with this government. The announcement was made yesterday and it is a major victory for privacy in Europe! For those who did not follow, I told you about Chat Control, a proposal for a European regulation that would require WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram and all the others to automatically scan all your messages, …

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The Union in the Bundestag is opposed to the control of online chats without reason. "This would be like opening all letters precautionarily and looking at whether there is something banned in it," said Group leader Jens Spahn (CDU) in Berlin with a view to an ongoing debate at EU level. "That is not possible, it will not exist with us." At the same time, it is clear that one must be able to combat and punish child abuse, said Spahn before a gro…

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Head of Group Spahn rejects the uninvited chat control for the Union in the Bundestag. Apparently, the vote in the EU Council is to be postponed.