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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 ...

Germany on Wednesday outlined its opposition to a proposed EU "chat control" regulation to police online messages in order to fight child pornography. "Unprovoked chat control must be taboo in a ...

European Union efforts to mandate scanning of private messages have been blocked again, marking another setback for the bloc’s proposed Chat Control legislation, and another win for digital rights ...

We adhere to a strict editorial policy, ensuring that our content is crafted by an in-house team of experts in technology, hardware, software, and more. With years of experience in tech news and ...

EU legislators have dropped plans to scan messaging apps, but privacy advocates can’t celebrate just yet. The Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union has dropped plans to scan ...

EU’s Chat Control law would force apps to scan every message, photo and video pre-encryption. Supporters say it fights child abuse material, while critics warn of mass surveillance. Weakening ...

A European content scanning proposal intended to enhance online child safety stalled after German lawmakers voiced opposition and member states canceled a planned vote on the measure's adoption. The ...

In fall 2025, posts multiplied on social media expressing privacy concerns over a supposed piece of legislation by the European Union designed to combat the spread of child pornography. People claimed ...

Why oppose plans to protect children from sexual abuse online? The EU's CSAR regulation seems dead in the water for now. Opponents cite privacy concerns. If there's one thing all EU member states ...

European proposals to require technology companies to scan the contents of communications sent through encrypted email and messaging services pose an “existential catastrophic risk”, it was claimed ...