Germany May Have Blocked EU Chat Control

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The EU’s controversial Chat Control proposal, which critics say would break encryption, may be halted after Germany’s largest political party opposed it.

Germany holds 97 EU Parliament seats — a decisive bloc

Critics warn it would force apps like Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp to scan private messages
Signal president Meredith Whittaker cautioned: “The war is not over. Any backdoor risks being exploited by hackers and hostile nations.”

[Abdul Khan]

Good move by Germany if true. Someone had to stand up for encryption rights in Europe before the situation got out of hand.

[Nahid Hossen]

Germany taking this stance might push the EU to rethink the entire Chat Control proposal. Privacy still has defenders after all.