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Leaked EU documents show states pushing mass chat scans
Original: Chat control: EU states want to legalize comprehensive mass scans indirectly > on Tuesday, internal documents from the C
Internal documents leaked from the EU Council of Ministers on Tuesday indicate member states are pursuing a new tactic to legalize comprehensive scanning of private communications, according to reports shared by digital rights commentators. Critics say the approach would amount to indiscriminate mass surveillance of citizens' messages. The leaked material has renewed debate over the EU's contentious chat control proposals.
Why now: Freshly leaked Council documents suggest EU governments are reviving mass communication surveillance plans through a backdoor, alarming privacy advocates.
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- Chat control: EU states want to legalize comprehensive mass scans indirectly > on Tuesday, internal documents from the Council of Ministers have been leaked. They show that Member States want to enforce comprehensive surveillance of private communications using a new tactic.… · revathskumar@fosstodon.org · 2
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