EU's Revised "Chat Control 2.0" Surveillance Proposal Sparks Privacy Concerns
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Summary
The article discusses the European Commission's revised "Chat Control 2.0" proposal for monitoring private digital communications, which has returned after previous public opposition. The plan, which could be approved behind closed doors, is criticized by digital rights advocates like Dr. Patrick Breyer who warn it conceals sweeping new surveillance powers under misleading language about child protection. The proposal represents a major political confrontation over online privacy in the EU.
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After public outrage buried it once, the EU's mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.
A major political confrontation over online privacy is approaching as European governments prepare to decide on 'Chat Control 2.0,' the European Commission's revised proposal for monitoring private digital communications.
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