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Chat control opposition grows among informed EU observers

Original: The other day I was talking to a fairly tech-savvy and generally well informed friend. He also has proper knowledge of t

A well-informed observer of EU politics with strong technical knowledge describes fierce opposition to the EU's chat control proposal, even among those already critical of the bloc's current leadership. The plan to scan private messages for child abuse material continues to draw resistance from privacy advocates and technically literate citizens who argue it would undermine encryption and ordinary citizens' rights.

Why now: The EU's chat control proposal remains controversial and is actively debated among privacy-conscious and politically engaged people.

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• The other day I was talking to a fairly tech-savvy and generally well informed friend. He also has proper knowledge of the functioning of the EU and little trust for its current set of leaders. He was incredibly fierce in his (rightful!) opposition to chat control. So I was a… · thisislieven@c.im · 18

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