Last month, the EU Council wanted to push through voluntary scanning. But they failed! 🎉

However, the trilogue discussions on Chat Control 2.0 start this Thursday. But #ChatControl is a Trojan Horse for citizens and businesses in Europe. Interestingly, not everyone should be monitored:

❌ Government

❌ Military

✅ YOU

Make sure your country opposes Chat Control! Learn why: 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/chat-control-criticism

@Tutanota Voluntary scanning was allowed for a while already, under some specific program. That program expires in 2026, hence the renewed push to replace it with either mandatory scanning or refreshing the expired program.
@androcat @Tutanota Is it possible to enlighten me, what scanning are you referring to?

@connynasch

Email providers scanning traffic for spying purposes in general, under cover of "voluntary scans for CSAM".

This was why some big NGOs were heavily pushing for the voluntary scheme to be made mandatory.

@Tutanota

@Tutanota They will keep trying, until one day our guards are down and they succeed in the mandatory handover of our identity to the billionaires. Real identities are of incredible value to them. Are these people bought by billionaires, or what?
@Tutanota Every Western gov't is corrupted by this desire to control its citizenry. It exhibits their weakness and lack of faith in their own system of gov't (that they do not practice or believe in). And they're our rulers!

@Tutanota i always wonder why governments would wsntvto do mass surveillance. What posdible use is it knowing the dheep are out again, or tge postmistress is having a ingrown toenail removed? The vast majority will be guff.

The only people that want mass surveillance are paranoid governments or governments people oppose.

So theres your answr hovetnments need to be better, give people less things to be annoyed about. I dont know provide a good nhs and houses, act ethically, dont be corrupt

@Tutanota go back to sleep, Zuckerberg
@Tutanota the US also has the SAFE Act.
@Tutanota if you guys are really a "privacy" company you would accept Monero as payment or at least Bitcoin.
@Tutanota The French are specially pushing this. Napoleon does not learn from history.