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To break encryption, or not to break encryption, that is the question. Across the continent, tech-native Europeans are spinning up new large language models (LLMs) and artificial intelligence (AI) ...

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

The European Union is at a crossroads in its digital policy. A draft regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse (CSA) — often called “Chat Control” — would allow authorities to order private ...

The EU's plan to monitor all citizens' private chats remains far from becoming law – for now. EU lawmakers have postponed a crucial vote on the controversial Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR), ...

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 ...

European lawmakers have been implementing a way to circumvent end-to-end encryption to address child sexual abuse material ("CSAM") - what some activists term the "Chat Control" law. End-to-end ...

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 ...

As I write, European Union (E.U.) officials are debating the details of a proposal to either require or pressure tech companies to scan all private messages for child sexual abuse material. Dubbed ...

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 ...

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 ...