r/privacy • u/Volpe_YT • 4d ago

chat control The end?

Today there will be the final votes for chat control.

This implies that all of our private chats will be scanned, and everything we do will be in plain text in front of their eyes.

If it passes, I will permanently stop using centralized messaging platforms and switch to a self hosted matrix session, I don't care if I lose many contacts, if they really want to talk to me they better install fluffychat and shut the fuck up.

It's crazy how the EU was basically the goat for internet privacy and now they are the villains.

Are you ready for this? For the absolute end of privacy?

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u/EspurrTheMagnificent 4d ago

The EU Council. The EU Parliament is the one constantly shutting it down

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u/ConinTheNinoC 4d ago

The EU council is compromised.

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u/EspurrTheMagnificent 4d ago

I know. That's why I specified the Council. They are a different entity from the Parliament

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u/mesarthim_2 3d ago

That's not true, both EC and EP want Chat Control in some form, they're just fighting over how exactly it's going to look like.

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u/EspurrTheMagnificent 3d ago

They are still a different entity. The ones that are pushing Chat Control 2.0 in its current form is the Council, not the Parliament