A controversial proposal to scan encrypted chats threatens Europeans' privacy in a way that is never seen before. At the time European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson first proposed the ...

The latest planned extension to the voluntary scanning framework targeting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) would apply until April 2028, if agreed ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images EU members couldn't reach an agreement, yet again, on the European ...

Over 500 cryptography scientists and researchers have signed a joint letter against the EU's controversial child sexual abuse (CSAM) scanning proposal Experts warn that the Danish version of the text ...

Big news on the privacy front: An EU bill that would threaten online privacy in the name of child protection is unlikely to pass in its proposed form. Back in May last year, the European Commission ...

A European content scanning proposal intended to enhance online child safety stalled after German lawmakers voiced opposition and member states canceled a planned vote on the measure's adoption. The ...

EU governments agree to push forward with child sexual abuse Chat Control rules, but a compromise keeps voluntary scanning alive, leaving privacy advocates fuming. Representatives of European Union ...

Way back in 2020, I actually read the proposed US legislation known as EARN IT, and with some controversy, concluded that much of the criticism of that bill was inaccurate. Well what’s old is new ...

The Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union has dropped plans to scan messaging apps, including WhatsApp and Signal. The Chat Control 2 proposal to mass surveil user messages would see ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Andriy Onufriyenko/via Getty Images A controversial proposal to scan encrypted chats ...