Chat control: EU lawyers warn plans to scan encrypted messages for child abuse may be unlawful

A proposed European law that could require communications companies, including WhatsApp, Signal and Facebook Messenger, to scan the contents of private and encrypted messages for child abuse material is likely to be annulled by the European Court of Justice, according to the European Union’s (EU) own internal legal advice. The controversial EU law, known as “chat control”, will allow governments […]

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