‘Democracy in Action’: Sidelined EU Parliament Unable to Stop Chat Control Extension
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The spying measure dubbed Chat Control 1.0 has led Czech MEPs to unusual and often repeated reversals of opinion. For example, the ANO movement promised to prevent spying at the European level, but then its MEPs voted to allow the relevant standard to be discussed again. Thanks to this, it was finally pushed through, although the European Parliament had previously rejected it. Other MEPs have also demonstrated reversals, for example Danuše Nerud…
Due to a procedural gap in Parliament, MEPs were able to extend the mass investigation of private communication until 2026 – without voting on the content of the law.
“Democracy” in Action – EU’s Dirty Tricks to Erase Your Privacy
Yesterday, the European Parliament held a vote on the issue of “chat control” – the legislation empowering tech giants to monitor private messages, allegedly to counter an “epidemic” of child sexual abuse material. From EuroNews: The legislation has been dubbed “chat control” by its critics, due to its privacy implications, particularly on end-to-end encrypted communications. …
‘Democracy in Action’: Sidelined EU Parliament Unable to Stop Chat Control Extension
Apparently, ‘no’ means nothing to the EU elite. Nor does democracy, when it produces outcomes that don’t fit its agenda. After the European Parliament rejected the extension of a temporary exemption from EU privacy rules (Chat Control 1.0) back in March, the centrist EPP and EP President Roberta Metsola used their influence to pressure the Council into a forced renewal, which the Parliament could have only stopped under a different voting proced…
Despite criticism of the "chat control" of data protectors, the possibility to scan private chats on child pornographic material could come back. What should Whatsapp and Co. then?
The proliferation of bad ads, Kaley Glenn speaks and EU revives Chat Control 1.0
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