Procedural Trick Before Summer Recess Pushes EU Parliament Towards Capitulation on "Chat Control"
- On Tuesday, the European Parliament will vote on a request for urgent procedure aimed at reviving the previously rejected, indiscriminate mass surveillance of private communications (“Chat Control 1.0”).
- This move, pushed by the EPP group and EU Member States, is not only an unprecedented parliamentary ploy, but also threatens to torpedo negotiations on a modern, permanent child protection framework online.
- Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm in an urgent letter.
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- On Tuesday, the European Parliament will vote on a request for urgent procedure aimed at reviving the previously rejected, indiscriminate mass surveillance of private communications (“Chat Control 1.0”).
- This move, pushed by the EPP group and EU Member States, is not only an unprecedented parliamentary ploy, but also threatens to torpedo negotiations on a modern, permanent child protection framework online.
- Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm in an urgent letter.
Sources: Patrick-breyer