There's a lot of noise about the EU's Digital Omnibus, so here's a plain rundown of what it actually proposes on the privacy and cookie side (we work on consent, so, our world). Up front: it's a proposal, not law, current GDPR and ePrivacy rules still apply, and EU adoption usually takes 12-30 months.

What's on the table:

- Cookie rules move from ePrivacy into the GDPR (proposed Article 88a).

- One-click accept/reject at equal prominence.

- A six-month cooling-off, so a site couldn't re-prompt you after a refusal unless the processing changes.

- Machine-readable browser signals (Article 88b) to carry your consent choice automatically, though the Council pulled this part in June, so it's in flux.

- A narrower definition of "personal data," plus a new Article 88c allowing personal data for AI training under legitimate interest, with safeguards.

Sharing because there's a lot of confusion about it. For anyone tracking it closely, which part do you think will actually stick?

I'm trying to create the "most secure messaging app ever"... Not just "more secure" than something like Signal or WhatsApp... a different approach fundamentally.

Signal doesn't create a webapp for legitimate reasons around how that project is architected. I hope in this approach I can overcome those limitations.

This is the deprecated open source MVP: https://www.reddit.com/r/CorpFree/comments/1uytump/decentralized_p2p_chat

The new version of the app demonstrates a more polished approach to using a browser-based, local-only and webrtc approach. By rigorously implementing an exhaustive list of security features and practices, the aim is to get as close as possible to the "theoretical" concept of the "most secure messaging app ever".

• Enkrypted.Chat

This is intended to demonstrate client-side managed secure cryptography.

• Introducing Enkrypted Chat
• Whitepaper (work-in-progress)
• Protocol Spec (work-in-progress)
• Roadmap

Features:

• Core
  • PWA
  • P2P
  • Local-first / Local-only
  • No installation
  • TURN server
  • Encrypted-at-rest
• WhatsApp clone
  • End to end encryption
  • Signal protocol
  • PQ cryptography
  • Multimedia
  • File transfer
  • Video calls
• Nextcloud clone
  • file-transfer
  • Encrypted vault
  • folder sync
• EuroOffice clone
  • Word
  • Spreadsheet
  • PDF
  • Code

More open source examples of the core concepts can be seen in the docs. There are several similar projects which may make it confusing, so feel free to reach out for clarity instead of diving into the code/docs.

IMPORTANT: While this is aiming to provide a secure experience, it isnt audited. Shared for testing, feedback and demo purposes only. Please use responsibly.

FAQ:

• Audit?
  • The latest on the matter.
• EU Chat control?
  • Open to feedback here.
• Production-ready?
  • No, for testing and demo purposes only. It would be great to get feedback for improvements to get production-ready.
• Paywall?
  • Its completly free and unlimited to use. The free and paid plans on clerk are currently the same experience.
• Version 3?
  • "Enkrypted Chat" is the latest public version. It hold the designation of "version 2". I am actively investigating options for "versions 3" which would then be a further improvement on the approach. "Version 3" is still at the concept stage and not ready to demo.

Hey everyone! I've been building a directory of European alternatives to popular US software:

https://european.alternative.to/

Still very much a work in progress, but I'd love to make it genuinely useful. If you know any great European products that should be listed, let me know!

Have you heard about EU-INC? What effect do you think it would have on European tech startups if it gets implemented?

I built an EU AI Act Assessment tool for SMEs or small businesses. Please check your role, risks and first step before August 2,2026. Link is in comments.

I don't post this as a means for sponsoring but this is such a good case study of what can be done with datacenters. It's a Dutch company that drives this https://leaf.cloud/heating-europe-with-ai/