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Chiara Castro

New EU Chat Control makes scanning encrypted chats optional – but privacy experts are still worried

Conceptual image of a large group of cctv camera watching and spying on a mobile phone with messages, it illustrates digital surveillance concept .

The – so far unsuccessful – legal journey of the EU child sexual abuse material (CSAM) scanning bill could see developments this week as lawmakers are set to discuss a new proposal on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. The Polish Council Presidency proposed a new version of the bill that seeks to address existing privacy concerns.

Deemed Chat Control by its critics, the bill comes as a way to halt the spread of CSAM content online by scanning all people's communications. Under the new Poland's proposal, however, the scanning would become voluntary instead and classified as "prevention."

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