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EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 (www.patrick-breyer.de)

submitted 1 day ago by hatingfedizen@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/71975475

Today, the European Parliament allowed the suspicionless mass scanning of private communications (“Chat Control 1.0”) to pass, a measure it had rejected twice in March. Although 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. As a result, mass scanning is now permitted again until 2028.

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[–] oneser@lemmy.zip 26 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I see 2 different, but related topics being mixed up in the comments a little.

This is an extension of a measure which has been in place since 2021. This is not the new legislation that was proposed earlier this year and late last year.

I do not believe this is a good thing at all! But we should all be clear what the discussion is.

The first iteration of Chat Control, commonly dubbed "Chat Control 1.0", was introduced as a temporary measure in 2021. It was ultimately ended on 26 March 2026, when a vote to reject its extension passed by one vote. The next iteration of Chat Control, commonly dubbed "Chat Control 2.0", is still under discussion.

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[–] jabberwock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 21 hours ago

It also looks like the Chat Control 1.0 has a carve out for E2E encrypted communications. So I'm not saying don't worry about it, but seems more like a procedural measure than the more ominous and technology-destroying second version.

Referencing this

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago

Ok, but democracy is still failing here if laws are passed in the EU in such a scummy way.