Why Chat Control, the European Proposal for Scanning Private Communications, is a Shitshow
Chat Control is the popular name given to a regulation proposal inside the European Council to scan all private communications in hopes of protecting children from sexual abuse. It expands over the existing regulations by making the scan continuous and global, while the current law requires scans to be targeted and approved by a judge. Despite its honorable intentions, Chat Control has raised all the alarms due to the abusive means of achieving its goals.
