EU Parliament passes Chat Control 1.0 mass surveillance measure despite majority opposition
The European Parliament has passed "Chat Control 1.0," a regulation permitting suspicionless mass scanning of private communications, despite a majority of MEPs voting against it (314 against, 276 in favor). The motion to reject failed because it needed an absolute majority of 361 votes. The measure, previously rejected twice in March, is now permitted until 2028. A symbolic exemption for encrypted communications was adopted, though in practice service providers do not scan encrypted content. The article criticizes the decision as a privacy violation and argues it harms children rather than protecting them.
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Our children lose out
the European Parliament allowed the suspicionless mass scanning of private communications ('Chat Control 1.0') to pass
a majority of voting Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) actually opposed the regulation (314 against, 276 in favor, 17 abstentions)
the motion to reject it failed to secure the required absolute majority of 361 votes
mass scanning is now permitted again until 2028
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