In a sensational turn of events in the fight against Chat Control, a majority in the European Parliament voted today to end the untargeted mass scanning of private communications. In doing so, the Parliament firmly rejected the error-prone and unconstitutional surveillance practices of recent years.
  • Rheinish@lemmy.worldEnglish
    34·
    5 hours ago

    Great news! It’s good to see that they actually seem to care about people’s opinions once in a while.

    So, does anyone want to play a game of over/under on how long it will take before it’s proposed again? I’m guessing under three months.

    • 100@fedia.io
      8·
      4 hours ago

      gotta collect names of those pushing for it and vote to get rid of them from eu (and local) positions

      • Skaudottir@piefed.socialEnglish
        14·
        3 hours ago

        The Danish parliamentary election is coming up in a couple of weeks. I’m definitely doing my part in electing new leaders, who won’t bring this shit up again.

    • huppakee@piefed.socialEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      I’m also pessimistic enough to expect it to come back, but it will likely have assume a new form (not necessarily a better one):

      Amendment 5, tabled by Pirate Party MEP Markéta Gregorová (Greens/EFA group) and adopted by a narrow margin, demands that any scanning of private communications must be strictly limited to individual users or groups of users suspected by a competent judicial authority of being linked to child sexual abuse. This aligns with the European Parliament’s 2023 mandate on the permanent Chat Control regulation (CSAR).