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(1/2) Is this the end of #ChatControl ?
Well, not quite, but big news nevertheless!
The Danish govt has told reporters that they plan to drop the Commission's proposed "Detection Orders" (mandates requiring chat and email providers to scan people's private communications, even if it breaks end-to-end encryption), due to a lack of political support.
Having previously been fierce proponents of encryption-breaking mass scanning, this is a big change from Denmark.
However, it DOESN'T mean....
This fight will resurface like a plague, so responses can be templated, when evil returns, so shall we.
(2/2) ....this DOESN'T mean that #ChatControl is automatically gone. The Danes still need the other 26 EU Member States to agree on what to replace it with. There are still threats to encryption and digital rights, and we must remain alert.
But it's a strong sign that EU governments increasingly realise they cannot force through the end of private digital communications!
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Source: https://www.berlingske.dk/politik/regering-dropper-forslag-efter-tysk-kritik-om-masseovervaagning
Confirmed also by Politico Europe's Sam Clark.
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