EU Parliament fast-tracks revived 'Chat Control' rules to allow scanning of private messages for CSAM
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Alex Lekander
Summary
The European Parliament has approved an urgent procedure to fast-track legislation that would revive the EU's expired "Chat Control 1.0" rules, which would allow online platforms to voluntarily scan private user communications (including encrypted messages) for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The procedural vote passed 331-304, bypassing the usual committee stage and setting up a decisive vote on July 9. The proposal has sparked significant controversy over privacy implications, encryption security, and mass surveillance concerns.
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Hacker NewsEU Parliament fast-tracks revived 'Chat Control' rules to allow scanning of private messages for CSAMcyberinsider.comKey quotes
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The procedural vote does not itself reinstate the law but accelerates consideration of a proposal that would effectively res
This development sets up a decisive vote on July 9 over whether online platforms may once again be allowed to voluntarily scan private user communications for child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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