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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 ...

After over three years in the making, the fate of encrypted chats in Europe is anything but settled. On September 12, 2025, EU members had to share their final position on the latest iteration of the ...

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 ...

Suspicion-independent scans of private messages were supposed to be a thing of the past. EU institutions push for the next ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...