xeniax ⏚Aug 11, 2025

📢📢📢 Urgent call for action against Chat Control!

The EU still wants to pass the infamous "Chat Control" law, that would mandate scanning of all private digital communications, including encrypted messages and photos. This threatens fundamental privacy rights and can transform EU into a digital Gulag. Currently only 3 countries oppose this law, while 15 member states support it and 9 remain indecisive.

This means, the balance can still be shifted! It is very important to influence at least those who are in doubt. For instance, you can contact a MEP (Member of the European Parliament) and demand to oppose to Chat Control.

There is a tool that automates the process of writing and sending such letters:

https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

Please check it out and send at least one letter!

#StopChatcontrol

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

Show threadLukefromDC

@Xeniax Note that chat control/spying would be totally useless against encrypted peer to peer chat without a server, and even less effective against direct device to device encrypted walkie-talkie apps.

Such apps would probably have to be distributed outside the app stores for legal reasons. Also they might not be able to live on the same devices as the proposed EU "digital wallet," though if that app is limited to devices with only Play Store apps uptake might be limited.

Aug 12, 2025 at 7:26pmWeb
Show threadxeniax ⏚Aug 12, 2025
@LukefromDC I understand that technical solutions exist, that may mitigate some of the damages of Chat Control. But it means basically solving political problems with technical tools that risk to only be used by a minority...
Show threadLukefromDCAug 12, 2025

@Xeniax I think being forced to use techical countermeasures in order to watch porn without uploading an ID will generate much broader use than might be expected.

Also those to whom policing is the greatest threat are the most motivated to use techical countermeasures.

Show threadxeniax ⏚Aug 12, 2025
@LukefromDC yes, I think you might be right. Though it would be great not to put people in such a situation where they have to learn this way
Show threadLukefromDCAug 12, 2025

@Xeniax I believe in using layered defenses. Having technical countermeasures on hand means if we lose the political fight we don't have to choose between submission to totally unacceptable terms and armed resistance. We just fall back to the technical bypass.

There is no guarantee in any house of parliament nor on any battlefield. This is why I never rely on just one layer of defense. I do NOT want this shit passing (whether in the EU, UK, or with modifications in the US). I will always support political campaigns against it, but never bet everything on that campaign winning.

Show threadxeniax ⏚Aug 13, 2025
@LukefromDC very well said