isn´t this like the 3rd time already? lol I talked to a few MEPs about chat control and other stuff - while the focus was on chat control the EU got this shit sneakily approved
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Why is that bad? The linked article barely says anything
Comes back again and again.
Is this AI generated?
It has an m-dash and uses the phrase "hard facts".
Around 99% of all chat reports sent to police in Europe come from a single US corporation: Meta. US tech giants are acting as private auxiliary police forces—without any effective European oversight.
Thats very interesting. Assuming that whatsapp is actually e2ee that means instagram, facebook and threads account for 99% of all chat reports. That means all dms on there have been getting scanned. Sounds like people should leave those platforms.
Not true for WhatsApp. It has a report function that forwards the last 5 messages in the conversation to Meta when used.
Could it be that the client (who has the keys to decrypt the message) just forwards those messages when the report is sent?
Didnt know that, i think i havent used it for over a decade.
Or maybe people are mislead by (and putting to much trust in) the term "end-to-end encryption"
Sure its encrypted in transit between you and the person you're exchanging messages with.
But that doesnt mean the Whatsapp app itself isnt scanning your chats on the phone.
Yep. Ugh, garbage companies!
The push for Chat Control is heavily driven by foreign-funded lobby groups and tech vendors.
skill issue. have they thought about passing a "russian" (oooooh scary!) NGO law?
You don't say!
Thank fuck.
For now.
Once again. In a few months, they'll do the same and this will repeat until the law passes.
You didn't even understand the context. It's about a law that already passed as temporarily and is about to run out.
"Pressure is now mounting on EU governments to respect the MEPs’ vote" I do love Patrick for all the good work he does but 
To do this effectively, they'd have to ban facebook/whatsapp, which are the two most popular chat apps in Europe.
not really. there are several ways they could implement it
It'll be back.