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Privacy is ... the problem and surveillance = freedom, according to danish politician Hækkerup and Hummelgaard pushing for mass surveillance of EU citizens through #ChatControl.

Our current minister of justice, Hummelgaard, has aparrently forgotten our constitution, which from 1849 has defined the right to #privacy and secrecy, in written communication.

Oh, but think of the.. (insert whatever excuse fits the current zeitgeist, to further your political agenda; be it foreign enemies, children, enemies from within, illigal emmigrants, etc. It has happened before.)

Makes me sick. And embarased that danes elect people who either didn't read 1984, or didn't understand it.

#privacy #chatcontrol

#privacy #encryption #chat #chatcontrol #e2ee #communications #family

Jak tak čtu titulky ohledně #ChatControl, nestačím se divit. To ten návrh žádný z kolegů novinářů nečetl? Největší problém, povinné skenování konverzací, které ohrožovalo koncové šifrování, z něj vypadl 🥳 A dobrovolné skenování na dětské porno funguje už řadu let, jen v poslední době na výjimku, kterou návrh Rady EU legalizuje (proto taky původně vznikl, že ano). Ta výjimka totiž na jaře vyprší. Ano, jsou tam háčky (více o nich zde: lupa.cz/aktuality/rada-eu-ma-s…), které se snad podaří zatrhnout v trialogu. Hlavním problémem IMO je, že návrh přímo říká, že Evropská komise bude o povinné skenování usilovat v budoucích návrzích legislativy, takže je třeba pořád být na pozoru. Ale kvůli návrhu fakt nebude "Facebook a spol. šmírovat lidi ve velkém", jak píší Seznam Zprávy (to už mimochodem dávno dělá i bez #ChatControl).

Rada EU má shodu na ochraně dětí online, povinné skenování soukromých chatů z návrhu vypadlo

Rada Evropské unie po dlouhém vyjednávání schválila svůj návrh nařízení, které má ochránit děti před online riziky. Vypadla z něj původně prosazovaná…
David Slížek (Internet Info, s.r.o.)
#chatcontrol

So if I understand correctly, under the current proposal, if I wish to continue to use say Signal or WhatsApp to have video chats with my life partner I will need to verify my age and expect to have any communications scanned by the service providers.

But making a phone call to the same person from a dumb phone will not?

Or does the EU proposal want to extend age verification and the voluntary scanning of communications to more traditional telephony systems as well?

#chatcontrol

#chatcontrol

Chat Control is back, but slightly changed:

❌ No backdoor of encryption
❌ No forced scanning
🚨 But: Age verification (no anonymity)

The update just quietly passed in the EU Council & now needs to be discussed with the EU Parliament.

👁️Big Techs like #Gmail and #WhatsApp will continue to scan your data.

Will you keep fighting against #ChatControl?

#whatsapp #GMail #chatcontrol

EU member states backed a revised proposal to combat online child sexual abuse, despite opposition from Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, and the Netherlands.

The plan allows companies to voluntarily scan encrypted messages as part of risk-mitigation duties, replacing earlier mandatory detection orders. Germany’s shift secured a qualified majority.

The Council will now negotiate final wording with the European Parliament, which previously rejected the scanning.
#chatcontrol

#chatcontrol

🇪🇺Misleading headlines: #ChatControl is not dead, it is being privatized! 🚨

EU governments voted today for:
🔍 Warrantless mass surveillance
🆔 Mandatory ID for everyone (End of anonymity)
🚫 Digital house arrest for teens

The fight continues! 👇 patrick-breyer.de/en/reality-c…

A map of Europe on a black background with the title "Stop #ChatControl!". Countries are color-coded: Red for supporters (the majority, including Germany and France), Green for opponents or abstentions (Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Italy). Text asks: "Is your government opposing it yet?"

Reality Check: EU Council Chat Control Vote is Not a Retreat, But a Green Light for Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance and the End of Right to Communicate Anonymously

Contrary to headlines suggesting the EU has "backed away" from Chat Control, the negotiating mandate endorsed today by EU ambassadors in a close split vote paves the way for a permanent infrastructure of mass surveillance.
Patrick Breyer
#chatcontrol

#linux #EU #comic #OpenBSD #chatcontrol #unix_surrealism

We're fighting #ChatControl - and thanks to amazing support all over Europe, it looks like we could be winning.
#chatcontrol

🇪🇺EU #ChatControl is NOT defeated yet! In an open letter top scientists warn the new proposal still poses "high risks" with flawed 'voluntary' AI mass scanning & invasive age checks. Italy & Poland have reservations, too: patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-chat-c…
#chatcontrol

Politicians:
Terrified about citizens that might be sending private messages they cannot read on Signal -> Sudden panic about "protecting the children" 🙃

Also politicians:
Grok AI Chatbot collects data and asks for nudes from a 12-year old -> AI is innovation! We should invest billions in taxpayers money in it! 💰💰💰

:blobcat_thisisfine:

cbc.ca/news/investigates/tesla…

#NoAI #NoGrok #E2EE #ChatControl #ProtectTheChildrenForReal

#chatcontrol #e2ee #noAI #nogrok #protectthechildrenforreal

Why do I get the feeling that lately, in so many countries, new regulations are popping up with only one purpose - to erode privacy 🔓? It feels like a bad joke. I can't keep up anymore.

I wish I could fight them all at once, put pressure everywhere 🌍, no matter where I live. But I don't have the time. I'm already drowning in an endless to-do list.

Why couldn't the government set a different deadline? Why are they so determined to push this through? My mind can't wrap around it :blobcatweary: I just hope they come to their senses and never implement it 🙏

#Privacy #HumanRights #Switzerland #SwissPrivacy #EU #ChatControl #FightChatControl #UK #OnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #Surveillance #StopSurveillance

#privacy #EU #uk #HumanRights #surveillance #chatcontrol #switzerland #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #fightchatcontrol #swissprivacy #stopsurveillance

🇪🇺✅ SUCCESS: We've prevented mandatory #ChatControl through the back door!🎉 A big win & THANKS to everyone! 🙏

But ⚠️: Anonymity-breaking age checks & "voluntary" mass scanning are still planned. The fight continues next year!

chatcontrol.eu

The image shows a short excerpt of text from the latest Council draft regulation on "Chat Control". The text reads: "(17a) Nothing in this Regulation should be understood as imposing any detection obligations on providers."

Chat Control: The EU's CSAM scanner proposal

🇫🇷 French: Traduction du dossier Chat Control 2.0, stopchatcontrol.fr🇸🇪 Swedish: Chat Control 2.0🇩🇰 Danish: chatcontrol.
Patrick Breyer
#chatcontrol

If you’re unaware, the EU has engaged in mass surveillance in the Global South far ahead of attempts to ram #ChatControl through the EU legal system.

Done underhandedly through Frontex, the EU handed data-extraction tools capable of retrieving call logs, photos, GPS locations and WhatsApp messages from any phone to West African nations, helping transfer migration data from host countries to the EU.

inthesetimes.com/article/europ…

#Imperialism #EU #Frontex #HumanRights


How Europe Outsourced Border Enforcement to Africa

The European Union is militarizing Africa's internal borders to curb migration, with little regard for human rights.
Gridwork
#EU #HumanRights #chatcontrol #frontex #imperialism

When the dust settles over #chatcontrol and the EU commission's desire to drive a #digitalomnibus through our basic human rights, and it is clear that Tuta can still offer properly private email services then I will start subscribing.

I don't see much point in me getting used to a service if it ceases to be free of state interference in a couple of years time.

In the meantime, keep up the good work!

I will do my best to help defeat both EU proposals.

#chatcontrol #digitalomnibus

#chatcontrol

yes, we are engaging in various cryptographic hardenings currently, and will post about it around release times. But #chatcontrol raises quite different massive challenges, especially in combination with the #appcontrol that Google and Apple are normalizing, which in turn Russia, the EU, China and the US are happy to enforce and to tap into.
#chatcontrol #appcontrol

#privacy #infosec #encryption #security #EU #cybersecurity #chatcontrol #ClientSideScanning #EuropeanUnion #postquantumencryption #perfectforwardsecrecy @Delta Chat

Denmark and other EU governments still pursue #chatcontrol.

They still want to permanently legalize client-side scanning but postponed making it mandatory.

They also want to increase age-verification controls which risk to ruin what little is left of privacy in current digital spaces, taken hostage already by US corps.

Ourselves? We double down on providing the most private, reliable and fun messaging experience, with a growing federating #chatmail relay network across the globe.

What happened today? Behind closed doors, the Law Enforcement Working Party group approved the revised Danish Chat Control compromise with broad support. While mandatory scanning had officially been dropped, Article 4 of the new text reframes and reintroduces it by obliging providers of e-mail, chat, and messenger services to take “all appropriate risk mitigation measures”. This effectively forces providers to scan all messages, including private, end-to-end encrypted content. The same article outlaws anonymous communication by requiring every citizen to verify their age before accessing a service, kneecapping whistleblowers, journalists, political activists, and people seeking help who depend on anonymity. Article 6 further imposes a, digital house arrest and would ban minors from installing software which comes with a significant risk of grooming, such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and online games like Roblox. What happens next? The legislation now moves to the Coreper (Committee of Permanent Representations) for approval. Without major political objections, the Council will formally adopt its position. At this stage, both the Council and Commission unite in imposing mass surveillance on all 450 million citizens of the European Union and we enter a rushed trilogue. Unfortunately, while the mandate of the European Parliament does not suffer from the same flaws, the Parliament is traditionally known for giving in. What now? We raise our voices. Louder.
#chatcontrol #chatmail

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Failing at pushing for #ChatControl once should’ve been the end of this guy’s career.

Trying a second time should incur a jail sentence

#chatcontrol

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🇪🇺🚨 Tomorrow, EU gov's could approve #ChatControl 2.0 through the back door, unleashing mass surveillance to scan ALL your private messages & photos. 🤫 Your privacy is on the line.
ℹ️patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-cont…

📢Contact your Ministers/MEPs NOW: fightchatcontrol.eu ✊


CHAT CONTROL 2.0 THROUGH THE BACK DOOR – Breyer warns: "The EU is playing us for fools – now they’re scanning our texts and banning teens!"

Just before a decisive meeting in Brussels, digital rights expert and former Member of the European Parliament Dr. Patrick Breyer is sounding the alarm.
Patrick Breyer
#chatcontrol

I hate that I can basically recycle my posts about Chat Control every month or so. These lobbyists are extremely motivated.

Let's show them that we are
even more motivated than them to protect privacy rights, human rights, and democracy! ✊🔒

You know what you have to do:
👉 fightchatcontrol.eu/

• Recent news:
"Just before a decisive meeting in Brussels, digital rights expert and former Member of the European Parliament Dr. Patrick Breyer is sounding the alarm. Using a “deceptive sleight of hand,” a mandatory and expanded Chat Control is being pushed through the back door, in a form even more intrusive than the originally rejected plan. The legislative package could be greenlit tomorrow in a closed-door EU working group session."

#ChatControl #Privacy #HumanRights #DigitalRights #Democracy #EUpol


CHAT CONTROL 2.0 THROUGH THE BACK DOOR – Breyer warns: "The EU is playing us for fools – now they’re scanning our texts and banning teens!"

Patrick Breyer
#privacy #HumanRights #democracy #chatcontrol #digitalrights #eupol

🚨 They are bringing back #ChatControl 🚨

Hummelgaard doesn't understand that no means no.

Discussion is scheduled for tomorrow, so act now: fightchatcontrol.eu/

#No2Backdoors #Privacy #Security

Source: noyb.eu/en/eu-commission-about…

netzpolitik.org/2025/interne-d…

Peter Hummelgaard saying: "We must break with the totally erroneous perception that it is everyone's civil liberty to communicate on encrypted messaging services."

Interne Dokumente: EU-Staaten wollen Chatkontrolle-Gesetz ohne weitere Änderungen

Die EU-Staaten wollen Internet-Diensten dauerhaft eine freiwillige Chatkontrolle erlauben. Viele Staaten bedauern, dass es keine ausreichende Mehrheit für eine verpflichtende Chatkontrolle gibt. Weitere Änderungen lehnen sie strikt ab.
netzpolitik.org
#privacy #security #chatcontrol #no2backdoors

🇪🇺⚠️ A perfidious trick? The EU Council Presidency wants to introduce mandatory #ChatControl through the backdoor 🚪: An Art. 4 amendment would MANDATE "all reasonable mitigation measures," including scanning, enforced with sanctions! 😡
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#chatcontrol

What if a state tries to mandate us as #deltachat app devs/distributors to shut down a chat profile?

Nothing. It can't be done.

We have no list of chat identities, have no handle or data about them, and don't mediate the message transfer.

However, EU #Chatcontrol politicians and Russian authorities would want us to insert backdoors into our FOSS code. But that is nothing than can happen overnight, and we are fine with friendly forks already. Resilient private internet communication ftw :)

#chatcontrol #deltachat

There have been several victories against #ChatControl. Would a single victory by supporters of #ChatControl be enough to pass it?
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we should probably start saying "we paused #ChatControl" as it has tendency to come back.
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🚨BREAKING: We've stopped #ChatControl for good!

Until a new Council Presidency tries again...

But for now, we can enjoy our success. Thanks everyone for fighting for #privacy along with us! ❤️ 👏

News screenshot: Danish Presidency backs away from ‘chat control The Danes will seek to propose a voluntary detection regime in the CSAM proposal, instead of controversial mandatory detection orders
#privacy #chatcontrol

It's done! #chatcontrol is officially off the table after the danish EU council presidency drops it for good. It's a small but important victory!

Thanks again to @chatcontrol for coordinating grassroots interventions, and everyone else, especially on the fediverse, for joining efforts to fundamentally preserve end-to-end encryption 💜 Also to @Mer__edith and @signalapp for their strong end-to-end encryption work and stances.

Of course, vigilance remains important.

euractiv.com/news/danish-presi…


Danish Presidency backs away from 'chat control'

The Danes will seek to propose a voluntary detection regime in the CSAM proposal, instead of controversial mandatory detection orders
Claudie Moreau (Euractiv)
#chatcontrol @Signal @Meredith Whittaker @Fight Chat Control

Good news! #ChatControl has been withdrawn by the Danish EU Presidency after failing to gather support. For those who spent countless hours campaigning for #stopchatcontrol, thank you for fighting with us every step of the way.

Lets see how long it takes before it is suggested again with a new name or excuse..

a guess, back in two months

#chatcontrol #StopChatcontrol

En los artículos enlazados en la publicación se puede leer (en alemán) sobre el lobby detrás de ChatControl2.
En el se incluyen gobiernos ajenos a la UE, entidades de capital riesgo autodenominadas "startaps sin ánimo de lucro" que han invertido y ganado millones con soluciones mediante IA, y políticos y agencias de seguridad europeas que ya están diciendo que sería buenos ampliar la vigilancia de ChatControl2 a otras cuestiones además de la protección infantil.
#Chatcontrol2 #chatcontrol
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#ChatControl is OFF the table for now. 💪

But the Danish Minister of Justice and chief architect of the current Chat Control proposal, Peter Hummelgaard, wants to bring it back in December.

😡 He now even claims your activism was paid for by Big Tech! 😡

We must keep fighting for #encryption and our right to #privacy 🔒️

Source: netzpolitik.org/2025/absurd-un…

#No2Backdoors #CyberSecurityMonth #CyberSecurity #Security

Danish Minister of Justice and chief architect of the current Chat Control proposal, Peter Hummelgaard, wants to bring it back in December

„Absurd und respektlos“: Dänischer Justizminister diskreditiert Chatkontrolle-Proteste

Der dänische Justizminister versucht, mit wolkigen Anschuldigungen den Eindruck zu erwecken, dass die Proteste gegen die geplante Chatkontrolle von Big-Tech gekauft seien.
netzpolitik.org
#privacy #encryption #security #cybersecurity #chatcontrol #cybersecuritymonth #no2backdoors

Politiker wollen unsere Chats kontrollieren – wir schreiben Code, der das verhindert! 🔐

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#ChatControl #Privacy #OpenSource #Jobs #Hiring

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#opensource #privacy #jobs #hiring #chatcontrol

On #GlobalEncryptionDay 🔒 we stand strong against encryption backdoors! 💪

We've just fought #ChatControl & we'll continue to fight wherever #encryption is under threat. But today we'd like to celebrate that 61% of all Tuta emails are sent end-to-end encrypted - a huge win for privacy. 🔥

👉 Read more on why we must never allow backdoors: tuta.com/blog/why-a-backdoor-i…

A four-panel comic. Panel 1: A person sits at a desk saying, “I just don’t see why the government needs a backdoor to all software.” A man replies, “You make it sound so sordid.” Panel 2: The suited man continues: “Consider this: you’re wearing clothes. That’s fine, but how do we know you’re not hiding something in there.” Panel 3: The suited man says: “We don’t want you to go without clothes, so we offer a simple compromise. We make it so that all of your clothes are see-thru all the time, but only for a small group of distant people whose identity and motives are secret to you.” Panel 4: The seated person replies: “That analogy just makes it seem worse.” The suited man responds: “Analogy?”

Let's fight encryption backdoors on Global Encryption Day! | Tuta

61% of all Tuta emails are sent e2e encrypted - a huge success for privacy. But the authorities want to weaken encryption. We must stop them!
Tuta
#encryption #chatcontrol #globalencryptionday

@Yuvalne if jurisdiction would not matter then Signal wouldn't threaten to pull out of Europe if the EU goes for #chatcontrol . True, jurisdiction for a server can not decrypt E2EE messages but it can attack services as a whole, or demand metadata info (which account ID belongs to which phone number etc.) behind the scenes.
#chatcontrol @Talya (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️✡️

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