EU to legislate about Chat Control behind closed doors(patrick-breyer.de)
671 points by NeutralForest 21 hours ago | 386 comments
tl;dr: Former MEP Patrick Breyer warns of a two-pronged EU push this weekend to revive "Chat Control" mass-scanning of private messages. EP President Metsola is reportedly trying to resurrect the expired Chat Control 1.0 regulation despite Parliament's March rejection, while Monday's trilogue on the permanent CSAR proposal could mandate warrantless scanning, "voluntary" detection as risk mitigation, and age verification that ends anonymous communication. Civil society has relaunched fightchatcontrol.eu to pressure lawmakers.
HN Discussion:
  • Chat Control is ineffective against criminals while creating mass surveillance of ordinary citizens
  • Frustration that rejected proposals keep being resurrected through opaque processes
  • EU bureaucrats are hypocritical, hiding their own communications while surveilling citizens
  • Calls for deeper analysis of who drives these proposals rather than reactive outrage
  • Skepticism that the campaign website conflates reasonable measures with extreme ones