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|    02 Oct 25 09:36:27    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 1546.consprcy@1:2320/105 2d43c9f5       PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.28-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       BBSID: CAPCITY2       CHRS: ASCII 1       FORMAT: flowed       Chat Control: Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Sweden shift their positions ahead       of the October 14 meeting              Date:       Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:19:35 +0000              Description:       Pressure within the EU Council, and domestically, has led to some nations       changing their position on the controversial Child Sexual Abuse Regulation       (CSAR). Yet, support remains stronger.              FULL STORY              Less than two weeks away from another crucial meeting, EU nations are        shifting their position on the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR).               Germany previously made headlines for joining the countries opposing        mandatory chat scanning . Yet, according to the latest data , the nation is       now back among the undecided countries and so is Belgium. On a more positive       note, the likes of Italy, Sweden, and Latvia went from backing the bill to       being undecided.               Support for the controversial proposal to scan all European citizens' chat       remains stronger, though, with 12 countries backing the bill at the time of       writing.               What's been nicknamed Chat Control seeks to introduce new obligations for all       messaging services operating in Europe to scan users' chats even if they're       encrypted in the search for both known and unknown CSAM material. A measure       that has attracted strong criticism among political ranks and the tech       industry alike.               Now, pressure from within the EU Council and domestically has led to some       changes among member representatives. That's something that could seriously       affect the outcome of the meeting with the EU Justice Minister set for        October 14.              "A disinformation campaign"               EU Council members were called to share their final positions on the Danish       proposal of Chat Control on September 12, 2025. The bill failed to attract        the necessary support yet again, but the Danish presidency decided to move       forward nevertheless.               As a source with knowledge of the matter told TechRadar back then, Danes were       expected to use the time left before October 14 to try to convince some of        the member states to reconsider their position.               In this regard, the German jurist and former Member of the European       Parliament, Patrick Breyer, reported that during the September 12 meeting,       Denmark claimed that the European Parliament would refuse to extend the       voluntary scanning law if the Council didn't find an agreement.               That's something that Breyer previously deemed as a " political backmail "       and, now, called out as a "blatant lie."              "There is no such decision by the European Parliament. There has not even        been a discussion on this issue," Breyer said. "We are witnessing a shameless       disinformation campaign to force an unprecedented mass scanning law upon 450       million Europeans."               Lobbying is clearly working on the likes of Germany, which is thought to be a       decisive factor in the Chat Control saga.               Breyer is now calling all EU governments, but especially Germany, "not to        fall for this blatant manipulation."               He said: "To sacrifice the fundamental right to digital privacy and secure       encryption based on a fabrication would be a catastrophic failure of        political and moral leadership."              What's next?               The EU Council is now set to meet with the EU Justice Minister on October 14.       What was previously thought to be only a formal sign-off is now deciding       whether or not the proposal will land in the Parliament for the final        trilogue negotiations.               If Chat Control manages to survive the next step, "our only chance is that        the Parliament defends encryption in the trilogue negotiations," Director of       Government Affairs and Advocacy at the Internet Society, Callum Voge, told       TechRadar.               Experts have long argued against the privacy and security dangers of        so-called client-side scanning and the risks of undermining encryption. A       concern that has pushed over 500 scientists to sign an open letter for the       third time since 2022. Something that some of the best VPN providers slam as        " a major step backwards for privacy ," too.               Chat Control is far from being the only proposal that could endanger       encryption protections for Europeans and VPNs may also become a target next       time, as some EU experts explicitly mentioned them as "key challenges" to       investigative work.              ======================================================================       Link to news story:       https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/chat-control-germany-belgiu       m-italy-and-sweden-shift-their-positions-ahead-of-the-october-14-meeting              $$       --- SBBSecho 3.28-Linux        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 105/81 106/201 128/187 129/14 305 153/7715 154/110 218/700       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/110 111 206 300 307 317 400 426 428 470       SEEN-BY: 229/664 700 705 266/512 291/111 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45       SEEN-BY: 460/58 712/848 902/26 2320/0 105 304 3634/12 5075/35       PATH: 2320/105 229/426           |
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