EU’s privacy-killing Chat Control bill delayed — but fight isn’t over

Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over.

In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance.

German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing.

Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp.

But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times.

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