As I write, European Union (E.U.) officials are debating the details of a proposal to either require or pressure tech companies to scan all private messages for child sexual abuse material. Dubbed ...

Data privacy campaigners have warned that any celebration of the news that the European Union (EU) has abandoned its plans to break end-to-end encryption in mobile messaging apps could be short-lived.

A controversial bill from Brussels almost led to large-scale surveillance of private communications in Europe. The so-called Chat Control law forced providers such as WhatsApp and Signal to scan users ...

The European Union is abandoning its controversial plan to require the scanning of private digital messages for child abuse material, officials confirmed Thursday. Facing a legislative deadlock and ...

Pavel Durov says France led an EU push to make apps scan private chats, calling it a threat to user privacy. Telegram notified French users after a near-ban on encrypted messaging was halted by ...

A European content scanning proposal intended to enhance online child safety stalled after German lawmakers voiced opposition and member states canceled a planned vote on the measure's adoption. The ...