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The “Chat Control 1.0” saga: Big Tech can scan our private messages again – but Parliament sent a strong signal against mass surveillance

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Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted on a derogation of the EU’s ePrivacy Directive for the third time in 4 months. While the proposal passed, the vote nonetheless remains a triumph because it reinforces the Parliament’s position against mass surveillance on the more dangerous CSA Rregulation, and because it enshrines the protection of encryption. The post The “Chat Control 1.0” saga: Big Tech can scan our private messages again – but Parliament sent a strong signal against mass surve

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Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted on a derogation of the EU’s ePrivacy Directive for the third time in 4 months. While the proposal passed, the vote nonetheless remains a triumph because it reinforces the Parliament’s position against mass surveillance on the more dangerous CSA Rregulation, and because it enshrines the protection of encryption.

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