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Around 40 organizations and 40+ individuals are urging EU lawmakers not to undermine encryption. In an open letter published on May 5, 2025, the experts are asking to have a key role in defining the ...

EU nations are shifting their position on the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) ahead of the crucial October 14 meeting Support remains stronger, with 12 nations currently backing the proposal ...

On Thursday, October 30, 2025, it was revealed that the Council of the European Union had once again withdrawn its chat control proposal. Peter Hummelgaard, Minister of Justice of Denmark, which holds ...

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 ...

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 ...

Are our online communications secure? Who has access to them? Science fiction movies often explore a reality in which some kind of Big Brother system monitors our every action. However, this does not ...

European tech companies have written to ministers across the European Union (EU) urging them not to support a proposed regulation on child sexual abuse that could undermine the security of internet ...