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EU’s Chat Control 2.0: The Surveillance Nightmare No One Asked For
EU lawmakers are set to vote on Chat Control, a controversial law requiring tech companies to scan private messages for CSAM. Critics, including top VPN and messaging app providers, argue it undermines encryption and paves the way for mass surveillance.
Hot Take:
**_Chat Control 2.0: Because who needs privacy when you can rebrand mass surveillance as ‘upload moderation’?_**
Key Points:
– EU lawmakers to vote on Chat Control 2.0, mandating the scanning of private messages for CSAM.
– Critics argue this undermines encryption and amounts to mass surveillance.
– The bill requires user consent for scanning shared media.
– Privacy advocates, including Signal and Edward Snowden, strongly oppose the proposal.
– There are concerns about potential vulnerabilities and coercive nature of the law.
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